The respondent requested that her counsel be permitted to participate in an upcoming motion to change hearing by video conference and that a bilingual judge preside.
The applicant objected to the video conference request.
The court granted the request for a bilingual judge pursuant to the Courts of Justice Act, as French was the respondent's first language.
However, the court dismissed the request for video conferencing, noting that the hearing was for a final order, the respondent's counsel accepted the retainer knowing the hearing was in Toronto, and the volume of materials would make remote participation challenging.