HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Steven Bowes
Applicant
-and-
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services
Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Alan G. Smith
Indexed as: Bowes v. Ontario (Ministry of Children and Youth Services)
1The applicant filed an Application under s. 34 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), on January 27, 2010 .
2In Interim Decision 2010 HRTO 1304 issued June 8, 2010, the Tribunal deferred proceeding with this Application pending the conclusion of ongoing grievance proceedings.
3On May 12, 2011, the Tribunal wrote to the applicant. The applicant was asked to inform the Registrar in writing within 30 days of the date of the letter whether the grievance proceedings remained ongoing and, if possible, to indicate when they were expected to be completed. The letter went on to warn the applicant that failure to provide the requested information might result in the Tribunal dismissing the Application as abandoned.
4The applicant has not responded to the Tribunal’s May 12, 2011 letter. The Tribunal’s letter to the applicant has not been returned as undeliverable.
5In the circumstances, the applicant is deemed to have abandoned the Application and the Application is dismissed.
Dated at Toronto, this 17^th^ day of August, 2011.
”signed by”________
Alan G. Smith
Member