Caroline Pugh-Roberts

The appellant applied for a liquor licence for a 10-seat restaurant area within its convenience store located near a university campus.

Several objectors, including local residents and experts, argued that granting the licence was contrary to the public interest due to concerns about human trafficking, sexual violence, underage drinking, and traffic safety.

The Tribunal found that the objectors' concerns were largely speculative and lacked objective evidence linking the proposed premises to the anticipated harms.

The Tribunal ordered the Registrar to issue the liquor licence without conditions, concluding that the objectors failed to prove the issuance was not in the public interest.

The appellant applied for a liquor licence for a 10-seat restaurant area within its convenience store located near Western University.

The Registrar issued a Notice of Proposal to Review the application after receiving objections from local residents.

The objectors argued that licensing the premises would increase human trafficking, sexual violence, underage drinking, and traffic dangers in the area.

The Tribunal found that the objectors' concerns were largely speculative and not supported by objective evidence.

The Tribunal concluded that the objectors failed to establish that issuing the licence was contrary to the public interest and ordered the Registrar to issue the licence without conditions.