Amanda Wojcik

The applicants sought judicial review of a decision by the Minister of Labour's delegate to revoke a prior order that authorized a multi-site joint health and safety committee for the respondent school board.

The applicants argued the delegate failed to consider statutory criteria, exercise discretion properly, and provide procedural fairness.

The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding the delegate's decision was a discretionary administrative decision akin to public policy, owed significant deference, and was reasonable given the committee's dysfunction.

The applicants sought judicial review of the Minister of Labour's decision to revoke an order authorizing a multi-workplace joint health and safety committee.

The respondent school board brought a preliminary motion to strike portions of the applicants' affidavits, arguing they contained irrelevant information, hearsay, and improper opinion evidence.

The motion judge dismissed the motion, finding that the full panel hearing the judicial review application would be in a better position to assess the admissibility and relevance of the affidavit evidence.