G. Jenner

The respondent father brought a motion for summary judgment on his own motion to change, seeking to retroactively and prospectively reduce his child support obligations due to an alleged inability to work following an injury.

The court found that the father failed to provide cogent medical evidence connecting his health condition to an inability to work, relying instead on inadmissible hearsay and an Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal decision that was heavily redacted and based on evidence not fully before the court.

The court concluded there was no genuine issue requiring a trial, as the father's evidence fell short of the threshold required to vary support.

The father's motion to change was summarily dismissed.

The accused, a police officer, was charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old summer student in an elevator at the police headquarters in 2007.

The trial centered on credibility, as the accused completely denied the allegations and claimed he had no contact with the complainant.

Applying the W.D. framework, the court found the complainant's evidence compelling and rejected the accused's testimony, noting a pattern of downplaying his opportunity to commit the offence.

The accused was found guilty of sexual assault.

The society brought a child protection application regarding a six-year-old Indigenous child.

The mother repeatedly made false allegations that the father sexually abused the child, alienating the child from the father and subjecting the child to invasive medical exams.

The mother also engaged in pseudo-legal arguments, breached court orders, and absconded with the child.

The court found the child in need of protection due to the risk of emotional harm caused by the mother's conduct.

Custody was granted to the father under s. 102 of the CYFSA, and the mother was limited to supervised virtual access.