Warning
This is a case under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017 and subject to subsections 87(8) and 87(9) of this legislation. These subsections and subsection 142(3) of the Child, Youth and Services Act, 2017, which deals with the consequences of failure to comply, read as follows:
87 (8) Prohibition re identifying child — No person shall publish or make public information that has the effect of identifying a child who is a witness at or a participant in a hearing or the subject of a proceeding, or the child’s parent or foster parent or a member of the child’s family.
87 (9) Prohibition re identifying person charged — The court may make an order prohibiting the publication of information that has the effect of identifying a person charged with an offence under this Part.
142 (3) Offences re publication — A person who contravenes subsection 87(8) or 134(11) (publication of identifying information) or an order prohibiting publication made under clause 87(7)(c) or subsection 87(9), and a director, officer or employee of a corporation who authorizes, permits or concurs in such a contravention by the corporation, is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both.
Court of Appeal for Ontario
Date: 20221007 Docket: C67741
Benotto, Huscroft and Thorburn JJ.A.
Between
P.Y. and A.Y. Plaintiffs (Appellants)
and
The Attorney General of Ontario, Toronto Police Services Board, The Police Chief William Blair, Police Constable Lee Ann West, Police Constable Sidhu Sarbjeet, and Laurie Gonet Defendants (Respondents)
Counsel:
P.Y. and A.Y., acting in person Domenic Polla, for the respondents The Attorney General of Ontario and Laurie Gonet Graham Thomson, for the respondents Toronto Police Services Board, The Police Chief William Blair, Police Constable Lee Ann West, and Police Constable Sarbjeet Dhugha
Heard: September 8, 2021 by video conference
On appeal from the judgment of Justice Lorne Sossin of the Superior Court of Justice, dated October 22, 2019.
Costs Endorsement
[1] We award costs to the respondent Police Services Board in the amount of $5,000 inclusive of disbursements and applicable taxes.
“M.L. Benotto J.A.” “Grant Huscroft J.A.” “J.A. Thorburn J.A.”