The defendants, a charitable organization and a church, brought a motion to strike the self-represented plaintiff's claim.
The plaintiff alleged various wrongs, including breach of contract, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, and reprisal, arising from his involvement with the defendants and his subsequent removal from his alleged position as a board member.
Applying recent Supreme Court of Canada jurisprudence on voluntary religious organizations, the court found it lacked jurisdiction over most of the claims, as they did not involve the vindication of legal rights.
The claims for breach of contract and unjust enrichment were struck with leave to amend, as they were legally tenable but lacked sufficient particulars.
The remaining claims were struck without leave to amend as frivolous or disclosing no reasonable cause of action.