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Preliminary motion to determine human rights jurisdiction and order disclosure dismissed pending full evidentiary hearing.
The appellants brought a preliminary motion requesting the Tribunal determine the scope of its jurisdiction to provide relief under the Ontario Human Rights Code prior to a full hearing, and seeking an order for disclosure.
The Tribunal dismissed the motion, finding that it could not determine its jurisdiction without a full evidentiary hearing to establish the facts of the alleged discrimination.
The Tribunal also denied the disclosure request, characterizing it as a fishing expedition lacking a proper evidentiary basis.
Appeal to replace assigned milk transporter dismissed as appellants failed to justify the change.
The appellants, dairy farmers, appealed a reconsideration decision of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) refusing to replace their assigned milk transporter.
The dispute arose after an altercation between the appellant and a bulk tank milk grader, which led to rejected milk pickups and the appellant signing an undertaking.
Although the specific grader was permanently removed from the appellants' route prior to the hearing, the appellants continued to seek a new transporter.
The Tribunal dismissed the appeal, finding that the appellants failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that the transporter should be replaced, noting the DFO's responsibility to minimize transportation costs province-wide.
Tribunal found no breach of confidentiality order and established process for third-party restricted access materials.
The Tribunal convened a pre-hearing conference to address allegations that counsel breached a prior confidentiality order regarding restricted access motions.
The Tribunal found no intentional disclosures of confidential material by either party.
To ensure clarity moving forward, the Tribunal issued a procedural direction ordering that all materials related to the restricted access request, including third-party materials, remain confidential and sealed.
The Tribunal also established a formal motion process for third parties seeking participant or intervenor status on the restricted access motion.
Human rights application dismissed at summary hearing for lacking evidence beyond mere speculation.
The applicant filed an application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, and ethnic origin against multiple former employers.
A summary hearing was held to determine if the application had a reasonable prospect of success.
The Tribunal found that the applicant provided only bald allegations of discrimination based on unsupported suspicion and speculation, with no direct or circumstantial evidence linking her terminations or lack of promotion to a protected ground.
The application was dismissed for having no reasonable prospect of success.
