Brian Chambers

The accused was found guilty by a jury of sexual interference and child luring against his intimate partner's 10- or 11-year-old daughter.

The court applied the principles from R. v. Friesen, emphasizing denunciation and deterrence for child sexual abuse involving a breach of trust.

The court rejected the defence's request for a conditional sentence, finding it manifestly unfit given the gravity of the offences.

The accused was sentenced to a total of 6.5 years in custody (5.5 years for sexual interference and 1 year consecutive for child luring), less credit for pre-sentence custody, along with various ancillary orders including a 20-year SOIRA order.

The applicant appealed a decision of the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to suspend his driver's licence based on a Medical Condition Report from his physician citing alcohol dependence and binge drinking.

The applicant argued the report was insufficient evidence to continue the suspension.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal confirmed the Registrar's decision, finding that the physician's report was reliable and the applicant had not provided any medical information to contradict it or show his condition had changed.

The Registrar issued a Notice of Proposal to suspend the licensee's liquor licence for 35 days, alleging that the licensee permitted drunkenness on the premises contrary to subsection 45(1) of O. Reg. 719/90.

The evidence indicated that two patrons were cut off from alcohol service when they showed signs of intoxication but were allowed to remain on the premises until they could safely return home.

The Board found that cutting off the patrons and allowing them to remain for safety reasons was prudent and did not constitute permitting drunkenness.

The Board made no finding of a violation.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board was asked to make a sector determination regarding the construction of an underground concrete water storage tank.

The applicant union argued the work fell within the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector, while the responding employer and intervenor union argued it was in the heavy engineering or sewer and watermain sectors.

Applying the test from The Heavy Construction Association of Toronto, the Board found that the tank's end use was part of a sewage treatment and water pollution control process, which is industrial in nature.

The Board concluded that the building of the water storage tank is work in the ICI sector of the construction industry.