Ellen A.S. Low

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging racial profiling by police and a security guard.

The applicant sought to amend the application to add numerous new allegations based on documents obtained through Youth Court.

The Tribunal dismissed the request to amend, finding it would considerably expand the scope of the hearing and prejudice the respondents given the passage of time.

The Tribunal also determined that the untimely allegations in the original application did not form a 'series of incidents' with the timely allegations under section 34 of the Human Rights Code, as they were discrete events separated by a lengthy gap in time.

The Tribunal requested further submissions on whether the limitation period was tolled because the applicant was a minor at the time of the alleged incidents.

The self-represented applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment.

Prior to the hearing, the respondents requested an adjournment and clarification regarding the applicant's request for document production.

The Tribunal denied the adjournment request but varied the hearing procedure to accommodate the applicant's disabilities and lack of representation.

The Tribunal ordered the respondents to immediately produce the requested memo books and directed that the scheduled hearing date would proceed only to hear the applicant's evidence, with the respondents permitted to postpone cross-examination if necessary.