The mother (J.L.B.) brought a motion for various temporary orders, including the return of her child to her care under a supervision order.
While the placement of the child with the mother was agreed upon, three supervision terms and one access term remained in dispute.
The court imposed a term requiring the mother to have an alternate caregiver when using marijuana.
It rejected the Children's Aid Society's policy of an absolute ban on corporal punishment, instead applying the Supreme Court of Canada's analysis of s. 43 of the Criminal Code, which permits mild, corrective physical discipline under specific circumstances.
The court also rejected the mother's request to impose supervision terms directly on the 9-year-old child and affirmed the mother's autonomy in deciding access arrangements with extended family, requiring her to consider the child's views.
The Office of the Children's Lawyer also participated in the hearing.