DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE OF THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS
Citation: Ontario College of Teachers v Beattie, 2004 ONOCT 2
Date: 2004-06-16
IN THE MATTER OF the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, and the Regulation (Ontario Regulation 437/97) thereunder;
AND IN THE MATTER OF a discipline proceeding against
John Douglas Beattie, a member of the Ontario College of Teachers.
PANEL: Bernard J. Adam, Chair Janet Cornwall
Hilda Watkins
BETWEEN: ) ) L. Thomas Forbes, Q.C., McCarthy ) Tétrault, for Ontario College of
ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS ) Teachers, assisted by Trevor Evans, ) Senior Law Clerk
- and – )
JOHN DOUGLAS BEATTIE ) Joshua Phillips, Green & Chercover,
(CERTIFICATE #137112) ) for John Douglas Beattie
) Nancy Spies, Stockwoods, ) Independent Legal Counsel ) ) Heard: June 9, 2004
REASONS FOR DECISION AND DECISION ON MOTION
Counsel for the College and Counsel for the Member brought a motion to seek leave from the Committee to withdraw the Amended Notice of Hearing dated April 5, 2004 in exchange for the Undertaking and Acknowledgment of John Douglas Beattie, dated June 9, 2004.
The parties consented that Janet Cornwall, who had conducted a pre-hearing in this matter, be part of the Committee hearing the motion.
The Committee accepts that this resolution is in the public interest. The Committee therefore grants leave to the College to withdraw the Amended Notice of Hearing and accepts the undertaking of the Member to
- immediately resign his membership in the Ontario College of Teachers and
surrender his original certificate of qualification and registration;
- never teach again in the Province of Ontario or elsewhere; and
- never seek reinstatement of his certificate of qualification and registration.
The Member also acknowledges that the Public Register of the Ontario College of Teachers will reflect the fact that the Member has resigned as a member and the terms of the Member’s undertaking.
Dated: June 16, 2004
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Bernard, J. Adam, Chair, Discipline Panel
Janet Cornwall, Discipline Panel
Hilda Watkins, Discipline Panel