Application dismissed against municipal employees and councillors, but not the Mayor, as Town accepted vicarious liability.
The applicants, a gay couple, filed a human rights application alleging discrimination and harassment by the Town of Arnprior, its Mayor, and various municipal employees and councillors regarding the provision of municipal services and the Town's response to homophobic harassment.
The respondents requested that the application be dismissed against the ten personal respondents.
The Tribunal applied the factors from Persaud and dismissed the application against the municipal employees and councillors, finding no compelling reason to include them as the Town accepted vicarious liability for their actions.
However, the Tribunal declined to remove the Mayor as a party at this stage due to his central role in the alleged discrimination.
