HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Michael Christianson Applicant
-and-
Windsor Police Service and C. Sasso Respondents
INTERIM DECISION
Adjudicator: Alan Whyte Date: February 24, 2008 Citation: 2009 HRTO 191 Indexed as: Christianson v. Windsor Police Service
1The applicant filed an Application on December 23, 2008, under section 34 of Part IV of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), alleging discrimination in the area of goods, services and facilities on the basis of disability, association and reprisal. The applicant also filed a Request to Expedite (Form 14), pursuant to Rule 21 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Procedure for Applications under Part IV of the Code (“the Rules”). The respondent filed a Response to the Request to Expedite (Form 15), opposing the request.
2Rule 21.1 provides that an applicant may request “that the Tribunal deal with an Application on an expedited basis in circumstances which require an urgent resolution of the issues in dispute”. Rule 21.2 and Form 14 require that a Request to Expedite proceedings describe urgent circumstances that may affect the fair and just resolution of the merits of the application and the harm that would result if the request is denied. Further, in Weerawardane v. 2152458 Ontario Ltd., 2008 HRTO 53, the Tribunal held as follows, at paragraph 9:
For a request to expedite to be granted, the applicant must demonstrate that the circumstances are truly urgent, requiring the resolution of the human rights dispute in a particularly rapid manner as compared with the time required to complete the Tribunal’s regular process.
3Having reviewed the materials filed, and having regard to the Tribunal’s Rules and the decision in Weerawardane referred to above, the request to expedite is denied. The circumstances are not so particularly urgent as to distinguish this application from other cases before the Tribunal.
4The individual respondent was identified by the applicant as “C. Sasso”. The Tribunal requests the Windsor Police Service to advise the Tribunal in writing (with a copy to the applicant) of the individual respondent’s first name by March 6, 2009.
5I am not seized.
Dated at Toronto, this 24th day of February, 2009
Alan Whyte Vice-chair
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