Jeffrey Ayotte

Following the dismissal of their minimum evidentiary threshold motion, the applicants abandoned their application challenging the validity of the deceased's will on grounds of undue influence and incapacity.

The court determined costs of the abandoned application.

Finding that the will challenge was entirely meritless from the outset and not prompted by the testator's actions or reasonable public policy considerations, the court ordered the applicants to pay the primary respondent's costs on a substantial indemnity basis in the amount of $80,000.

The other respondents were ordered to bear their own costs.

The applicant, a former bookkeeper and manager at a dental practice, alleged that her employer sexually harassed her on multiple occasions and terminated her employment because she refused his sexual advances.

The Tribunal found the applicant to be an extremely hostile and evasive witness who attempted to mislead the Tribunal regarding her damages claim.

Conversely, the respondent was found to be forthright and credible.

Due to the lack of independent evidence and the applicant's poor credibility, the Tribunal dismissed all allegations of sexual harassment and discriminatory termination.

The applicant alleged discrimination in employment on the basis of a record of offences after she was terminated for failing to provide a clean criminal record check.

The applicant had a prior conviction and was awaiting a pardon at the time of her termination.

The Tribunal found that the definition of 'record of offences' under the Human Rights Code only applied to the applicant after she received her pardon, which occurred the day after her termination.

The Tribunal also found no discrimination in the respondent's failure to respond to the applicant's subsequent inquiry for re-employment.

The application was dismissed.

The applicant filed two human rights applications alleging discrimination and reprisal on the basis of disability, specifically regarding a failure to accommodate and termination of employment.

The respondent requested that the applications be deferred pending the resolution of the applicant's ongoing WSIB appeal.

The Tribunal denied the deferral request, finding minimal overlap between the Code-related issues and the WSIB appeal, which focused on suitable alternate work and learning disabilities.

The Tribunal also ordered the two applications to be consolidated to avoid a multiplicity of proceedings.

The Registrar issued a Notice of Proposal to revoke the liquor licence of Mr. Bob's Gourmet Pizza following incidents where an undercover officer purchased cocaine from a waitress and received Percocet from a patron and employee.

At the hearing, the parties presented an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Disposition.

The Board found the licensee breached s. 45(2) of O. Reg. 719/90 and ordered a 25-day licence suspension along with several conditions regarding employee screening and cash handling.