The proposed amicus curiae brought a motion on consent to be appointed as amicus for the appellant in an appeal from the Consent and Capacity Board, after Legal Aid Ontario denied funding.
The proposed amicus stated the appellant was incapable of self-representation and required an amicus to make written and oral submissions.
The court dismissed the motion, finding that the proposed role was that of full-fledged counsel rather than a friend of the court, which is not the proper role of a court-appointed amicus.
