O. Eng

The applicant sought judicial review of a decision by the Ontario Provincial Police concluding that the misconduct of two officers, one of whom struck and killed the applicant's spouse with a police vehicle, was 'not of a serious nature'.

The Divisional Court held that the OPP was required to provide written reasons justifying its conclusion, given the severity of the incident and the statutory framework.

The court found the OPP's decision unreasonable because it merely listed generic factors without explaining how they applied to the specific officers.

The decision was quashed and remitted for a fresh determination.

The plaintiffs in a complex commercial defamation action brought a refusals motion seeking to compel the defendants to answer discovery questions relating to past campaigns and acts of civil disobedience.

The court dismissed the motion, finding that a prior Divisional Court decision had already determined that the defendants' past campaigns were irrelevant to the action.

The court also found that the questions sought similar fact evidence and raised proportionality concerns.

The motion was dismissed with costs awarded to the defendants.