Johanna Braden

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for applying inappropriate physical force to an elderly, cognitively impaired resident and for failing to disclose a past criminal conviction on his annual renewal forms.

The Discipline Committee found that the nurse breached the Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship Standard by pushing the resisting resident down a hallway, constituting physical and emotional abuse.

The Committee also found the nurse committed professional misconduct by falsifying his 2002 annual payment form to conceal a prior criminal conviction.

The nurse's certificate of registration was suspended for three months, and he was ordered to complete remedial education and notify future employers of the decision.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought numerous allegations of professional misconduct against a high school teacher, alleging he made denigrating, sexual, and racist comments to students, staff, and parents.

After a lengthy hearing spanning three years, the Discipline Committee dismissed the vast majority of the 61 alleged incidents, finding the evidence insufficient or the conduct not rising to the level of professional misconduct.

However, the Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for making derogatory comments in class about his ex-wife's weight, which it deemed unprofessional.

The Ontario College of Teachers alleged that the Member was incompetent based on two unsatisfactory performance appraisals conducted over a four-month period.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee dismissed the allegation, finding that unsatisfactory performance appraisals alone, without corroborating evidence such as lesson plans or student evaluations, were insufficient to prove incompetence under the Act.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of using profane language, throwing chalk at a student, hitting a student with a meter stick, making inappropriate comments to students and colleagues, and making false threats.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and joint submission on penalty.

The member was found guilty of professional misconduct and ordered to be reprimanded, complete an anger management course, and face a conditional three-month suspension.

The Committee also ordered publication of the decision with the member's name.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct involving inappropriate physical contact and verbal comments toward students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession, physical abuse, and conduct unbecoming a member.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, completion of a course on appropriate boundaries, and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

The member, a Grade 8 teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct.

The member had used a storage cupboard as a disciplinary strategy, isolating students, and distributed a math assignment containing offensive questions referencing criminal activities and sexual content.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, the completion of a professional ethics course, and publication of the decision in summary form without the member's name.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including using inappropriate language, making negative and racialized comments, and making inappropriate physical contact with students.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The penalty included a reprimand, a requirement to complete a course on appropriate boundaries, and publication of the summary without the member's name.

The appellant appealed a trial judgment awarding pre- and post-judgment interest at a compounded rate of 5.59% semi-annually for breach of contract.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the trial judge's conclusion that the appellant knew the funds would be reinvested to earn a compound return was supported by the evidence.

The court affirmed that compound interest is an appropriate measure of damages where the parties knew or should have known the disputed money would bear compound interest.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for engaging in a sexual relationship with a student.

The member pleaded no contest and admitted to the facts, which included sending sexually explicit text messages and engaging in sexual intercourse with the student.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed that the decision be published with the member's name, emphasizing the need for general and specific deterrence.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought disciplinary proceedings against a member for professional misconduct and sexual abuse of a student.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations that he initiated and conducted an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a student, which included inappropriate communications, physical contact of a sexual nature, and overnight stays at his home.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the revocation of the member's teaching certificate and directed publication of the decision with the member's name, denying his request to delay publication.

The Member, an elementary school teacher, pleaded guilty in criminal court to stealing a credit card from a colleague and using it to fraudulently purchase merchandise.

Following her criminal conviction, the Ontario College of Teachers brought professional misconduct charges.

The Member pleaded no contest and agreed to a joint submission on penalty.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to maintain the standards of the profession and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a suspension of her teaching certificate until June 30, 2009, and publication of the decision in summary form without her name.

The appellant, a standardbred owner and trainer, appealed a Judges' Ruling that declared his horse ineligible for three races and ordered the return of purse money.

The horse had been transferred to a new trainer after the original trainer was suspended, but the appellant subsequently transferred the horse again without obtaining the required Judges' approval.

The Commission dismissed the appeal, finding that the Judges had the authority to impose conditions on trainer transfers, the appellant was bound by the transfer agreement he signed, and there were no grounds to waive the breach as it would unfairly prejudice other competitors.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for incompetence.

The parties submitted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Resolution.

The member admitted to lacking organizational, classroom management, planning, and assessment skills between 2002 and 2004.

The Discipline Committee accepted the plea, found the member incompetent, and ordered conditions on her certificate requiring the successful completion of Additional Qualification courses in classroom management, curriculum development, and assessment.

The Member, a high school teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct arising from inappropriate classroom behaviour, including engaging in inappropriate topics of discussion and failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with students.

The Discipline Committee accepted the agreed statement of facts and found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered the Member to receive counselling and complete a course on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.

The Member pleaded no contest to an allegation of incompetence following two unsatisfactory performance appraisals related to classroom management, curriculum knowledge, and lesson planning.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty, finding the Member incompetent.

The Committee ordered terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's Certificate, requiring the completion of specific courses and satisfactory performance appraisals before returning to teaching.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw the allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The member was not in attendance, but the parties consented to the withdrawal.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to professional misconduct after being videotaped removing students' prescription medication (Dexadrine and Ritalin) from a locked storage closet without authorization.

The Discipline Committee accepted the Agreed Statement of Facts and found the member guilty of conduct unbecoming a member.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered that the member be counselled, imposed a three-month suspension to be postponed and ultimately waived if the member complies with ongoing medical reporting requirements, and directed publication of the decision without the member's name, noting the conduct was an isolated incident triggered by past trauma.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

With the consent of the parties and pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a motion seeking leave to withdraw allegations of professional misconduct against the member.

The member consented to the motion.

Pursuant to section 4.1 of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, the Discipline Committee granted the motion and authorized the withdrawal of the allegations without a hearing.

The appellant, a former foreign exchange trader, appealed a trial judgment finding him liable for fraud and breach of contract, and dismissing his counterclaim for wrongful dismissal.

The appellant had executed multiple unauthorized foreign exchange trades resulting in approximately $5.4 million in losses, which he concealed using fictitious credits.

On appeal, he argued the trial judge's reasons were inadequate, applied the wrong standard of proof for fraud, and erred in finding the employer could rely on his misrepresentations.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding the trial judge's reasons sufficient, the correct standard of proof applied, and that the employer's alleged carelessness was not a defence to fraud.