Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
B E T W E E N:
Dylan Sigrist by his litigation guardian Lori Sigrist and Andy Caron by his litigation guardian Paula Soares-Carson
Complainants
-and-
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Commission
-and-
London District Catholic School Board, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, Gary Clarke, Jeff Gillies, Joseph Rapai, Terry Grand, Anne Kavelaars, Evelyn Paparella, Tamara Nugent and Des Desalaiz
Respondents
RECONSIDERATION DECISION
Adjudicator: Sherry Liang
Indexed as: Sigrist and Carson v. London District Catholic School Board et al.
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APPEARANCES
Dylan Sigrist, Complainant ) By his litigation guardian, ) Lori Sigrist
Andy Carson, Complainant ) By his litigation guardian, ) Paula Soares-Carson
Ontario Human Rights Commission ) Raj Dhir, Counsel
London District Catholic School Board, ) Gary Clarke, Jeff Gillies, Joseph Rapai, ) Eric Roher and Melanie Terry Grand, Anne Kavelaars, Evelyn ) Warner, Counsel Paparella, Tamara Nugent and Des Desalaiz, ) Respondents )
and ) Norah Ayers-Toong and Anne Kavelaars, ) proposed Respondents )
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario, ) Robin Basu, Sarah Wright Dalton McGuinty, Gerard Kennedy, ) and Bruce Ellis, Counsel Sandra Pupatello, Kathleen Wynne, ) Gerry Townsend and Janet Penner, ) proposed Respondents )
INTRODUCTION
1On February 25, 2008, the Tribunal issued an interim decision in these complaints, dealing with the complainants’ requests to add certain respondents to the proceedings (reported at 2008 HRTO 14. In that decision, the Tribunal ordered that Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario (“Ontario”) be added as a respondent to one of the complaints on a limited basis, and otherwise dismissed the requests.
2The complainants ask the Tribunal to reconsider that interim decision. They request that the Tribunal add Ontario as a respondent to both complaints on an unlimited basis, as well as other named individuals as respondents to both complaints on an unlimited