E. Gaudet

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was residing in a supervised community facility and no longer receiving electroconvulsive therapy.

The hospital and the Attorney General jointly recommended an absolute discharge.

Applying the Winko standard, the Board found that the accused lacked the physical ability to cause significant harm and no longer represented a significant threat to public safety.

An absolute discharge was granted.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault and sexual assault.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been living in transitional housing in the community and remained generally stable and medication compliant.

However, recent incidents of inappropriate public behaviour raised concerns.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the treating psychiatrist that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a detention order at the hospital with privileges up to and including living in approved accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for failing to comply with probation.

The accused suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia and erotomanic delusions focused on her former physician.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to her lack of insight, history of non-compliance with treatment, and recent resurgence of psychotic symptoms.

The Board ordered the continuation of her detention disposition at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with privileges for community living once her condition stabilizes.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and assault.

The accused has schizophrenia and a substance use disorder.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current Detention Disposition at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, finding it necessary and appropriate to manage the risk while meeting the accused's needs.

The complainant trade union alleged that the respondent employer violated the statutory freeze provisions of the Hospital Labour Disputes Arbitration Act and the Labour Relations Act by failing to pay an annual wage increase and a week-end premium, and that this conduct was improperly motivated.

The Ontario Labour Relations Board found that the employer breached the freeze provisions by failing to pay the annual wage increase, as there was an established pattern of maintaining wages at a specific rate relative to the central collective agreement.

The Board dismissed the complaints regarding the week-end premium and improper motivation, finding no established pattern for the premium and no evidence of anti-union animus.

The employer was ordered to pay the wage increase retroactively with interest.