C.K. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Children and Youth Services and Judith Wright, 2009 HRTO 1990

HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO

B E T W E E N:

C.K.

Applicant

-and-

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Children and Youth Services and Judith Wright

Respondents

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Kaye Joachim

Date: November 23, 2009

Citation: 2009 HRTO 1990

Indexed as: C.K. v. Ontario (Children and Youth Services)

Introduction

1This Interim Decision addresses the parties’ joint request to use the applicant’s initials in all public documents or decisions as sub-section 110(1) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act provides as follows:

Subject to this section, no person shall publish the name of a young person, or any other information related to a young person, if it would identify the young person as a young person dealt with under this Act.

2In light of sub-section 110(1) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the principles and values underlying that legislation, I grant the parties’ request.

ORDER

3For these reasons, the Tribunal makes the following Order:

a. that the applicant’s name shall be substituted with initials in any communication by or with the Tribunal about this case;

b. that no identifying information shall be provided by the Tribunal about the applicant to anyone other than the parties, their counsel or members of the Tribunal and its staff.