The applicant, a freelance writer and volunteer community editorial board member for the Guelph Mercury, filed a human rights application alleging discrimination and reprisal by the newspaper, the Ontario Press Council, and the Guelph General Hospital.
The applicant claimed the hospital discriminated against him based on race when responding to his inquiries for an article, and that the newspaper engaged in reprisal by removing him from the editorial board after he complained.
The Tribunal held a summary hearing and dismissed the application against all respondents, finding no reasonable prospect of success as the applicant could not point to any evidence beyond his own beliefs connecting the respondents' actions to a protected Code ground.
