Stewart v. Ontario (Community and Social Services), 2014 HRTO 661

Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

B E T W E E N:

Chuck Stewart Complainant

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Ontario Human Rights Commission Commission

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Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario as represented by the Minister of Community and Social Services Respondent

INTERIM DECISION

Adjudicator: Jo-Anne Pickel Date: May 12, 2014 Citation: 2014 HRTO 661 Indexed as: Stewart v. Ontario (Community and Social Services)

1The complaint alleged discrimination because of disability contrary to the Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, as amended (the "Code") in the special diet allowance provided under Ontario's social assistance system. In a Case Assessment Direction dated April 3, 2014, the complainant was directed to provide material and submissions by April 30, 2014 in support of his special diet claims with respect to unintended weight loss-anorexia/marasmus/kwashiorkor. The Case Assessment Direction advised the complainant that a failure to provide this information would result in his claim with respect to this condition being dismissed as abandoned.

2The complainant has not filed any materials nor communicated with the Tribunal in any manner with respect to the above condition.

ORDER

3The claim set out in the complainant's special diet complaint unintended weight loss-anorexia/marasmus/kwashiorkor is dismissed as abandoned. In addition, by letter dated May 6, 2014, counsel from the Ontario Human Rights Commission advised the Tribunal that the complainant's claims with respect to diabetes and hypercholesterolemia have been settled. The only ongoing claim remaining in the complaint relates to cardiovascular disease. This order does not affect the complainant's claim with respect to cardiovascular disease.