HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL OF ONTARIO
B E T W E E N:
Deborah Wickham
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
decision
Adjudicator: Jo-Anne Pickel
Indexed as: Wickham 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 May 16, 2014 in support of the remaining claims in her complaint: that is, in relation to chronic constipation; gastroesophageal reflux disease; recurrent urinary tract infection; anaemia; anxiety; asthma; depression; food allergies - eggs, nuts, seafood, soy; hypoglycemia and poor kidney function. The Case Assessment Direction advised the complainant that if she did not provide these materials her claims would be dismissed as abandoned.
2The complainant has not filed any materials nor communicated with the Tribunal in any manner about her claims with respect to the above conditions.
ORDER
3The remaining claims in the complainant’s complaint are dismissed as abandoned.
Dated at Toronto, this 5th day of June, 2014.
“Signed by”
Jo-Anne Pickel
Vice-chair