The mother appealed a trial decision ordering that her child be made a Crown ward without access for the purpose of adoption.
She argued the trial judge over-relied on a parenting capacity assessment and erred by not admitting a psychiatric report.
She also sought to introduce fresh evidence on appeal, including notes regarding her interactions with her second child and a new psychiatric report.
The Superior Court of Justice dismissed the appeal, finding no palpable and overriding error by the trial judge.
The court held that the trial judge properly considered all evidence, correctly excluded the improperly tendered psychiatric report, and that the fresh evidence, while admissible, would not have altered the outcome given the mother's cognitive limitations and lack of support.
