HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Carolynne Graham
Applicant
-and-
Sparling’s Propane Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Parkland Industries Ltd.
Respondent
DECISION
Adjudicator: Douglas Sanderson
Indexed as: Graham v. Sparling’s Propane Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Parkland Industries Ltd.
APPEARANCES
Carolynne Graham, Applicant
No one appearing
Sparling’s Propane Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Parkland Industries Ltd., Respondent
Maria Kotsopoulos, Counsel
1This is an Application alleging discrimination with respect to employment because of disability, contrary to the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the “Code”). The Tribunal scheduled a preliminary hearing in this matter by telephone for July 14, 2014 commencing at 1:30 p.m.
2The applicant did not attend the hearing. In accordance with its usual practice, the Tribunal waited until 2:00 p.m., at which time the respondent submitted that the Tribunal should dismiss the Application as abandoned. I am satisfied that the applicant had notice of the hearing. The Tribunal sent a Notice of Confirmation of Hearing (the “Notice”) to the address the applicant has used in correspondence with the Tribunal and the document was not returned to the Tribunal. The Notice also contained the following warning to the parties:
FAILURE TO ATTEND THE HEARING
If you do not attend the hearing after receiving proper notice, the HRTO may proceed in your absence (if you are a respondent or intervener) or dismiss the Application as abandoned (if you are the applicant).
3In view of the applicant’s non-attendance, the Application is hereby dismissed as abandoned.
Dated at Toronto, this 16th day of July, 2014.
“Signed by”
Douglas Sanderson
Vice-chair