Columbia Washington v. Student Federation of the University of Ottawa, 2009 HRTO 1578

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

Columbia Washington

Applicant

-and-

Student Federation of the University of Ottawa, Andre Brazeau,

Sylvia Lewis-Havard and Aurelien Leftick

Respondents

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Kaye Joachim

Date: September 30, 2009

Citation: 2009 HRTO 1578

Indexed as: Washington v. Student Federation of the University of Ottawa

1This Application was filed June 16, 2009 under section 53(5) of Part VI of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”).

2The respondents have not filed a Response. A Tribunal application is a legal proceeding, which, if a violation of the Code is found, may lead to various orders, including monetary compensation, other forms of restitution to the applicant, and orders to take action to promote compliance with the Code. Failure to file a Response or participate in a Tribunal proceeding may lead to orders against individual and corporate respondents without their participation. The respondents’ attention is drawn to Rule 3.2 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure for Transitional Applications under Section 53(3) and 53(5) of the Human Rights Code, which reads as follows:

3.2 Where an Application (Form A or Form TR-1)) is delivered to a Respondent who does not respond to the Application, the Tribunal may:

a) deem the Respondent to have accepted all of the allegations in the Application, including the allegations set out in the complaint;

b) proceed to deal with the Application without further notice to the Respondent;

c) deem the Respondent to have waived all rights with respect to further notice or participation in the proceeding;

d) decide the matter based only on the material before the Tribunal.

3The institutional respondent has also not responded to the Tribunal direction dated August 5, 2009 directing them to provide the contact information for the following persons: Andre Brazeau, Sylvia Lewis-Havard, Aurelien Leftick, Amy Chatting, Mary Ruth Endicott and Tiarnoch Mooney.

4If the respondents intend to participate in these proceedings, they shall file their Responses within 14 days of the date of this Interim Decision, together with an explanation why their Responses should be accepted at this time.

5Regardless, the institutional respondent, the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa, is ordered to provide the last known contact information for: Andre Brazeau, Sylvia Lewis-Havard, Aurelien Leftick, Amy Chatting, Mary Ruth Endicott and Tiarnoch Mooney, within 14 days of the date of this Interim Decision.

6I am not seized.