Lina Demedeiros v. Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, 2013 HRTO 416

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Lina Demedeiros Applicant

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Her Majesty the Queen in right of Ontario as represented by the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Respondents

DECISION

Adjudicator: Judith Keene Date: March 11, 2013 Citation: 2013 HRTO 416 Indexed as: Demedeiros v. Ontario (Attorney General)

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

Lina Demedeiros, Applicant Self-represented

Introduction

1This is a Decision in respect of an Application filed under section 34 of Part IV of the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”), alleging discrimination with respect to goods, services and facilities because of family status, marital status and sex. The Application also alleges reprisal.

2The Application refers to legal proceedings related to child custody and support, dating from 1994 and apparently ongoing until at least 2011. The applicant alleges that she has been denied services by “police, justice of the peace, privacy commission, chief of police”. The assertions made in the Application are almost identical to those dismissed in a previous decision of this Tribunal (2013 HRTO 38).

3On review of the Application and the applicant’s submissions, I see no connection between the alleged adverse treatment and a ground of discrimination set out in the Code. The Tribunal’s jurisdiction is based on the Code, which prohibits discrimination in the areas of services, goods and facilities, on the basis of grounds listed in the Code. Clearly the applicant feels that the decisions made by the courts in the course of litigation about the custody and support of her child were unfair; however, the Tribunal does not have a general power to inquire into claims of unfairness outside the areas and grounds listed in the Code.

4For the above-noted reason, the Application is dismissed.