The complainants alleged that an Ontario Teachers' Federation by-law requiring female elementary teachers to belong to one affiliate and male teachers to belong to another discriminated on the basis of sex.
The respondents and an intervener requested an adjournment of the Board of Inquiry proceedings pending the outcome of a separate court challenge to the by-law under the Charter and corporate law.
The Board of Inquiry denied the request for an adjournment, holding that human rights legislation involves the public interest and imposes a statutory duty to proceed expeditiously, which outweighs the convenience of waiting for a judicial determination that might render the proceedings moot.
