Ontario Review Board
Re: Chad Lindsay Thomas
ORB File No: 8636
Hearing held on: Tuesday, January 26, 2026
Place of hearing: Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care 401 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas
Pursuant to: Section 672.47(1) of the Criminal Code
Before: Alternate Chairperson: Mr. R. Bigelow Members: Dr. J. M. Bradford Dr. L. O. Lightfoot Ms. K. Tomaszewski Ms. B. Little
Parties Appearing: Accused: Chad L. Thomas Counsel: Mr. R. Cunningham
The person in charge of hospital: Counsel: Ms. J. Zamprogna
Attorney General of Ontario: Counsel: Ms. K. Dalrymple
REASONS FOR DISPOSITION
(Dated February 27, 2026)
Introduction:
On September 24, 2024, Chad Thomas was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder on a charge of attempted murder and possession of a prohibited weapon, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada (“Criminal Code”).
Mr. Thomas is currently subject to the terms and conditions of a Disposition of the Ontario Review Board (the “Board”), dated February 6, 2025. Pursuant to this Disposition, he is detained at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care, St. Joseph's Health Care London (“Southwest” or the “hospital”). This Disposition provides him with various privileges, including entering the communities of Elgin County and Middlesex County indirectly supervised, and entering the community of Southwestern Ontario accompanied by staff, or person or delegate approved by the person in charge. Mr. Thomas is permitted to attend and participate in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment program anywhere in the province of Ontario, up to 90 days.
On January 26, 2026, the Board convened this panel for a hearing at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care (“the Hospital” or the “Southwest Centre”) to review his Disposition. Mr. Thomas was present at the hearing and represented by his counsel, Mr. R. Cunningham.
The Board had before it a Hospital Report dated November 14, 2025 (Exhibit 1); a Gladue Report dated January 16, 2026; and the oral evidence of Dr. A. Malka, who adopted the Hospital Report.
The issue at this hearing is whether Mr. Thomas is a significant threat to public safety as defined in s. 672.5401 of the Criminal Code. If so, the necessary and appropriate disposition in the circumstances must be determined, bearing in mind the factors enunciated in s. 672.54 of the Criminal Code.
For the reasons set out below and based on the expert evidence and opinions before it, the Board concluded that Mr. Thomas represents a significant threat to the safety of the public, and that the necessary and appropriate, least onerous and least restrictive disposition is that of a detention disposition order, as discussed in the Reasons below.
Current Psychiatric Diagnoses:
- Mr. Thomas is diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Substance Use Disorder (stimulants, cannabis and alcohol by history) in remission in a controlled setting.
Index Offences:
- The circumstances giving rise to the index offences are extracted from the Hospital Report as follows:
CC 239(1)(b) Attempt to Commit Murder
On the 8th day of December 2023, Chad Thomas was at 58 Erie Street South, within the Municipality of Leamington, also known as the Leamington Centre of Hope and Soup Kitchen. While there, Chad Thomas attacked [DM] with a knife, slashing him across the throat and stabbing him in the right side of the head. Following the attack, Mr. Thomas uttered "I just wanted to kill him."
CC 91(2) Unauthorized Possession of Prohibited Weapon
On December 8th, 2023, Leamington OPP were dispatched to an assault that had just occurred at 58 Erie Street South, in the Municipality of Leamington. During the investigation, Chad Thomas was arrested for Attempt Murder, and while searching his property a pair of silver, metal brass knuckles were located inside of his coat pocket.
Background Information:
The Hospital Report provides a great deal of information concerning Mr. Thomas’ personal and mental health history, details of the index offences, and his course in hospital following his admission. Given that the Hospital Report was made an Exhibit in this hearing, it is not necessary to reproduce in detail the information contained within it in these Reasons. The following summary is taken from last year’s Reasons for Disposition.
Mr. Thomas is a 45-year-old Indigenous man. He was born in Leamington and had a normal birth and development. His parents separated when he was very young and he grew up living full time with his father and two brothers, in and around Walpole Island. He reported being close with his father and an aunt, both of whom he experienced as being very supportive of him. His aunt was instrumental in supporting Mr. Thomas’ access to mental health services and letting him live with her from time to time. His father died of pancreatic cancer in 2012, and his aunt died of cancer in May of 2023. The loss of his aunt affected him greatly. His mother is also deceased.
During his developmental years, Mr. Thomas displayed behaviour problems including stealing, truancy, lying, challenging authority and running away from home. He lived in several group homes.
Mr. Thomas completed some grade 10 courses but did not otherwise complete his education. Mr. Thomas has a limited employment history. He has worked at a factory, has done occasional roofing and corn detasseling and some other seasonal and contract work. Mr. Thomas has been receiving an ODSP pension since the age of 18. Mr. Thomas has never been married or involved in any common-law relationships. He has no children. Mr. Thomas has experienced housing instability for many years. For the most part, he lived with various family members. He reported he has never lived on his own.
Of note is that Mr. Thomas’ struggles with major mental illness and substance abuse have been long standing. The Canadian Mental Health Association Windsor-Essex County Branch was extensively involved with him starting at least as early as 2001.
Mr. Thomas was followed in the community by Dr. B. Bordoff for approximately 20 years until the doctor retired in November 2024. Dr. Bordoff most often diagnosed Mr. Thomas with Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse Disorder (alcohol and cannabis). This varied at times depending on Mr. Thomas’ presentation. Dr. Bordoff’s records reflect that Mr. Thomas’ mental status fluctuated. Notwithstanding treatment with antipsychotic medication, he regularly experienced periods of worsened mental status punctuated by inter-episodic periods of stability, which were sometimes fairly lengthy. The course of Mr. Thomas’ schizophrenia clearly reflected a connection between his use of cannabis, alcohol, and crystal methamphetamine and increased aggression and psychosis. Mr. Thomas’ positive symptoms frequently included auditory command hallucinations, paranoid and persecutory ideation, internal preoccupation, prominent thought disorder, thought insertion, affective instability as well as homicidal and suicidal ideation/attempts. Over the years, Mr. Thomas had many attendances at, and admissions, to hospital for psychiatric issues.
The history set out in the Hospital Report reveals that Mr. Thomas was mostly cooperative with medication administration, including injectable antipsychotic medication. However, the Hospital Report also reveals an extensive history of noncompliance and variable compliance with antipsychotic medication in addition to ongoing use of substances.
Mr. Thomas has a significant substance use history. He started drinking alcohol and using cannabis in his early teens and progressed to using a wider array of substances as he grew older, including but not limited to psychedelics (LSD and psilocybin) and stimulants (cocaine, amphetamines and methamphetamines). Substances were implicated in the commission of the index offences. Upon being admitted to the South West Detention Centre on December 9, 2023, nursing staff observed Mr. Thomas to be under the influence of drugs. His urine tested positive for cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, cannabis, fentanyl, benzodiazepines and buprenorphine.
Mr. Thomas has a criminal record. He reportedly had conflicts with the law starting at a young age. Convictions between 1999 and 2003 include obstructing a peace officer, attempted break and enter with intent, mischief and failing to comply with probation. During the course of his NCR assessment in July 2023, Mr. Thomas told the psychiatrist that he “always confronted his fears with violence”.
While in custody at the South West Detention Centre, Mr. Thomas continued to be delusional. He reported punching a cellmate who went to the bathroom as the same time he did, feeling that his person had tampered with his things. In January 2024 he broke the little finger of his right hand when he punched “something” about a week earlier. In April of 2024, he was having suicidal thoughts with a plan to hang himself or use razors. Apart from these incidents, he presented as emotionally stable overall and was not a management problem. He took his prescribed psychiatric medications and did not use substances.
Mr. Thomas was admitted to the Southwest Centre on October 2, 2024, under the care of Dr. J. Quinn. It quickly became apparent that there was a significant discrepancy between Mr. Thomas’ initial self-report of symptoms and subsequent self-reports wherein he endorsed hearing voices and shrieking noises. His thought process was tangential, and he was observed smiling inappropriately at times. Mr. Thomas often spent time alone on the unit and presented as shy. He was also noted to be overly tidy and meticulous. His mood was generally congruent to the situation. At times he reported feeling anxious around missing his family and feeling he had let them down. Engaging in new processes and routines tended to escalate his anxiety. He appropriately managed his feelings of anxiety by listening to music, writing poems and reading.
Following his admission to hospital, Mr. Thomas was cooperative with hospital rules and routines. No significant incidents were reported and did not pose any management difficulties. He appropriately interacted with staff and peers and engaged in programs daily.
Clinically, notwithstanding treatment with multiple antipsychotic medications, Mr. Thomas continued to demonstrate significant psychotic symptomatology. A trial of the third-generation antipsychotic medication aripiprazole was started on November 19, 2024. Mr. Thomas’ symptoms did not respond to this treatment.
On February 13, 2025, Mr. Thomas was started on a therapeutic trial of Clozapine with positive clinical response compared to the previous reporting period. This was evident by gradual improvements in his overall presentation, thought process (more linear) and fewer signs of paranoia.
Shortly thereafter, concerns about possible clozapine-associated myocarditis emerged. As a precaution, clozapine was discontinued pending further cardiac evaluation. This extended the time required for Mr. Thomas’ medication optimization for the majority of the reporting year. As a result, the positive symptoms of his mental illness became more pronounced. He was, at times, noted to be responding to unseen stimuli, and his thought process was more disorganized. After several months and consultation with a cardiologist, clozapine was restarted and titrated slowly, in line with recommendations from the cardiologist.
At the time of the hearing the dose remained subtherapeutic and the process of optimization was ongoing.
Mr. Thomas is currently deemed capable of making decisions related to his treatment.
Given his mental fragility, engagement in psychoeducation and therapeutic interventions, such as substance-use treatment at Ngwaagan Gamig Recovery Centre, in the community of Wikwemikong, Ontario, (also referred to as “Rainbow Lodge”) was determined to not be clinically appropriate or feasible during this reporting period. Despite this, Mr. Thomas continued to engage in recreational and community activities and groups with staff and peers, which he appeared to enjoy.
Mr. Thomas voiced a strong connection with Indigenous values and teachings. He participated in a number of culturally relevant activities, including smudging, attending an Indigenous Exhibition and participating in a sharing circle.
Overall, his behaviour was well-regulated and appropriate. He was generally cooperative and compliant with his medications, treatment and unit guidelines. Mr. Thomas reported that his main source of stress was missing his family while he remains in hospital.
Position of the Parties:
Counsel for the Hospital, the Attorney General and Mr. Thomas were joined in recommending that Mr. Thomas be found to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public and that a detention disposition order upon the terms set out in the Hospital Report was necessary and appropriate. These terms include the expansion of Mr. Thomas’ privileges to include passes into the community of Southwestern Ontario for up to two weeks, accompanied by staff, or person or delegate approved by the person in charge of the Southwest Centre.
In addition, Counsel for Mr. Thomas sought to add to the detention disposition the privilege of living in the community in supervised accommodation approved by the person in charge of the Southwest Centre.
Evidence at the Hearing:
On January 8, 2025, Mr. Thomas was transferred from the assessment unit to a treatment unit and is currently under the care of Dr. Malka. Dr Malka provided oral evidence on behalf of the Hospital, and adopted the contents of the Hospital Report.
Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, the Hospital did not receive the Gladue Report until the day of the hearing, and Dr. Malka did not have the opportunity to review that report prior to the hearing.
Dr. Malka testified that initially, Mr. Thomas experienced delusions and exhibited paranoia. In the past, these delusions and paranoia led to violence.
Recently, the staff have “not seen much” of those symptoms. Mr. Thomas is not suspicious of staff and is as forthcoming as he is able with staff.
Unfortunately, Mr. Thomas continues to present with a disorganized thought process. When speaking with him, as the conversation goes deeper into a topic Mr. Thomas becomes confused and it is difficult to follow his thoughts. This thought disorganization is significant and ongoing.
This thought disorganization is delaying Mr. Thomas’ access to other treatment modalities. For example, because of this thought disorganization, Mr. Thomas is not yet ready to participate in a residential treatment program for substance use.
Dr. Malka explained that clozapine was started, then stopped (as noted above) and then after several months was restarted again. The dose is being increased very slowly, in line with recommendations from the cardiologist. If all goes well, Dr. Malka is hopeful that clozapine can be optimized over the next few months.
In looking ahead to the upcoming year, Dr. Malka indicated that the priority is to optimize Mr. Thomas’ medications by achieving a therapeutic dose of clozapine and dealing with polypharmacy by reducing the dose of other medications e.g. loxapine.
Once the medication is optimized and Mr. Thomas’ thought processes are, hopefully, more organized, Dr. Malka plans to obtain a cognitive assessment and a trauma assessment to inform future treatment. The doctor explained that it is not clear at this point whether Mr. Thomas experiences difficulties in cognition or as a result of psychotic processes. Once Mr. Thomas’ trauma is assessed, personality traits will also be clarified.
Dr. Malka testified that in her opinion anti social personality traits have been ruled out as a diagnosis because she has not seen any of these traits in the Hospital. Historically these behaviours were in the context of unsafe situations, and Mr. Thomas has not felt the need to engage in these behaviours in the safety of the Hospital. Nonetheless, once the trauma assessment has been completed the treatment team will be better able to understand the effects of trauma and its implications for both treatment and public safety.
In parallel with psychological testing, it is necessary to address Mr. Thomas’ substance use disorder. Historically, the use of substances increases Mr. Thomas’ paranoia and risk of violence. There have been several documented instances of decompensation and destabilization due to polysubstance use and limited engagement with formal treatment or support for Mr. Thomas. This has been noted to occur despite psychiatric involvement and the administration of a long-acting injection and mental health support, resulting in hospital admissions and risk of/or actual harm to self or others.
To his credit, Mr. Thomas has remained abstinent during the reporting period.
However, in Dr. Malka’s opinion, he remains vulnerable to relapse with exposure to the opportunity to use substances. In May 2025 that he was voicing thoughts about relapse (e.g., wanting to consume alcohol and ingest cannabis). At times, he described participating in leisure activities with family members which involved drinking alcohol or using cannabis, referring to these substances as medicine. On another occasion he invited a peer to smoke cannabis together while out for a walk on hospital grounds.
Of note, these instances were attributed to a lack of insight rather than instability or anti-social behaviours. Mr. Thomas was consistently apologetic when these incidents were addressed by staff. He was also started on bupropion on June 10, 2025, to control possible craving of substances.
To his credit, Mr. Thomas attends AA meetings. Those meetings are confidential, and Dr. Malka has no information about their impact on Mr. Thomas.
Dr. Malka encourages Mr. Thomas to participate in the concurrent disorders program. As of the date of the hearing, Mr. Thomas has declined to engage in this programming.
Dr. Malka also recommends that Mr. Thomas attend a residential treatment program during the upcoming year, particularly the program at Ngwaagan Gamig Recovery Centre, in the community of Wikwemikong, Ontario, which is sensitive to Indigenous values and experiences.
Regarding community reintegration and support, in Dr. Malka’s opinion, community living is not feasible in the short term due to Mr. Thomas' current needs. He is unlikely to progress to community living within the next year.
Before progressing to community living, medications need to be optimized; cognitive and traumas assessments need to be completed; Mr. Thomas needs to engage in therapeutic programing including DBT and substance use prevention programing; and Mr. Thomas’ stability and abstinence need to be assessed as his community access increases.
Mr. Thomas is currently exercising level 3 privileges, which permit indirectly supervised access inside the Hospital building, but not on the Hospital grounds.
The purpose of increasing accompanied passes to two weeks is to allow Mr. Thomas to reestablish connections with his family prior to assessing what type of accommodation will be suitable for Mr. Thomas.
Dr. Malka expressly adopted the opinion of Dr. Quinn set out in the following paragraphs excerpted from last year’s Reasons for Disposition:
In response to questions from Mr. Thomas’ counsel, Dr. Quinn expressed worry that including a community living clause in Mr. Thomas’ disposition could cause a misalignment between Mr. Thomas’ priorities and those of his treatment team. This could compromise his ability to develop and maintain a positive therapeutic alliance if the team did not support his desire to progress to community living within the next 12 months.
Dr. Quinn agreed with the suggestion that the absence of a community living term in Mr. Thomas’ disposition may limit his placement options in that he would not be eligible to go on any waitlists for community housing. However, Dr. Quinn maintained his position that including a community living clause could cause a misalignment of treatment goals and frustrate Mr. Thomas. Dr. Quinn was not optimistic that Mr. Thomas would be ready for community living within the next 12 months, in part because he still experiences positive symptoms of his psychiatric illness which need to come under better control, but also because he needs treatment for his substance use disorder and for his clinical team to have a better understanding of any functional limitations that may influence the choice of accommodation. Dr. Quinn agreed that Mr. Thomas does not appear to have been involved in an Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) at any point prior to the index offences.
Dr. Quinn emphasized the importance of Mr. Thomas’ engaging in different rehabilitative programs and modalities of psychotherapy such as dialectical behaviour therapy or cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis to optimize his chances for timely and successful reintegration into the community.
Dr. Quinn would like to see Mr. Thomas develop a track record of safely accessing hospital and grounds and not relapsing to use of substances, followed by beginning to develop a routine in the community, indirectly supervised. Dr. Quinn indicated that a group home with medication administration and support would be a logical next step for Mr. Thomas but not in the shorter term. Mr. Thomas has not lived independently for a sustained period of time.
….Mr. Thomas remains at high risk of substance use in the future and his ability to abstain will be a significant factor influencing his progress in his rehabilitation.
Dr. Malka told the Board that Mr. Thomas has continued to participate in the Indigenous programming available including craft circle, healing circle, sweat lodge, and smudging. The Hospital will review the Gladue Report for further guidance in supporting Mr. Thomas’ connection to his Indigenous heritage.
One of the treatment team’s priorities in the upcoming year is to facilitate Mr. Thomas’ reconnection with his family.
No other evidence was called.
Analysis and Conclusions:
Significant Threat:
Having heard and considered the entirety of the evidence the Board finds that Mr. Thomas is a significant threat to the safety of the public.
In coming to its conclusion in this matter, the Board relies on the uncontroverted expert evidence of Dr. Malka, and the risk assessments set out at pp 37-38 in the Hospital Report.
Mr. Thomas’ risk flows from his longstanding history of schizophrenia and substance use disorder. Symptoms of his schizophrenic illness include auditory command hallucinations and homicidal thoughts, and his chronic use of substances is highly correlated to increased symptoms of psychosis. As such, these illnesses, acting together or separately, make him vulnerable to acting out in a seriously criminal and violent fashion when sub-optimally treated, psychotic and under the influence of intoxicating substances. Although Mr. Thomas lived in the community for many years with no significant history of violence and a dated criminal record, the index offence was very serious and could easily have resulted in the death of the victim.
Currently, Mr. Thomas’ medications have not been optimized. While the paranoia has diminished, significant thought disorganization remains. It has proven challenging to find an effective treatment regimen and it is not yet clear whether Mr. Thomas will have a robust response to treatment with clozapine. Mr. Thomas’ insight into his mental illness, need for treatment and his risk for violence, while evolving, needs more development to reduce his overall risk of future violence.
The Board also finds particularly apt the Re-Offense Scenario contained at page 36 of the Hospital Report, as follows:
“Absence forensic support and a supervised environment, Mr. Thomas would likely resort to living in a transient and unstable living situation. This environment elevates his likelihood of stress and relapsing into substance use. Without proper support and supervision in place, he would likely fall away from treatment and be unable to cope with the environmental and personal stressors and destabilize. His risk of violence would exacerbate, and he would perceive unknown stimuli as a threat and act out violently, with the possibility of causing serious harm to harm to others.”
The conclusion in the Hospital Report is that Mr. Thomas presents a low risk of re-offending if managed in hospital under a detention disposition. If he were to live independently in society without any form of supervision or professional care, his risk for violence would be high. His current protective factors remain external and consist of his current forensic supports and living environment.
Least Onerous, Least Restrictive, Necessary and Appropriate Disposition:
This Board finds that a detention disposition is necessary and appropriate to both to protect the safety of the public and to address Mr. Thomas’ clinical needs as he progresses in his healing journey.
Mr. Thomas has a history of non-adherence to treatment and follow-up even when connected to community-based mental health supports. The evidence taken as a whole supports the conclusion that Mr. Thomas is in need of treatment and assessment within a highly controlled environment. Community-based treatment has not been successful in the past.
The Board believes that that Mr. Thomas’ risk to the safety of the public can be properly managed with a detention disposition order. There is no air of reality to a conditional discharge at this time.
It is very unlikely that Mr. Thomas will be ready to live in the community during the upcoming reporting period. His medications have not yet been optimized, and he continues to experience thought disorganization which is affecting his ability to participate in cognitive and trauma assessment. Cognitive and trauma assessment are prerequisites to developing appropriate therapeutic programming. These assessments are required to identify the appropriate psychoeducation around insight and illness management.
He has not yet had the benefit of assessment and treatment for his substance use disorder. His ability to remain abstinent in a less controlled setting or to demonstrate behavioural control outside of the Hospital and in the community has not yet been assessed. Out-of-hospital residential treatment for his substance use disorder cannot occur until his thought disorder is under better control. Further assessment is needed to determine Mr. Thomas’ level of need for future support when living in the community.
In terms of community access, it is still early days. Mr. Thomas currently exercises level 3 privileges, which permit him indirectly supervised access to the Hospital building. He has not yet obtained level 4 privileges with access to the Hospital grounds. His ability to remain abstinent when outside the Hospital with access to substances has not yet been assessed.
The Board agrees with the Hospital’s recommendation that Mr. Thomas be accorded the privilege of entering the community of Southwestern Ontario accompanied by staff or person or delegate approved by the person in charge for up to two weeks. This will provide an opportunity for Mr. Thomas to reconnect with his family, his culture and his community should he wish to do so.
The Board wishes to emphasize that Mr. Thomas has many strengths including his motivation for and co-operation with treatment, his good behaviour in hospital to date and his expressed desire to abstain from substances going forward. He is developing relationships with his current treatment team, and despite his disordered thoughts, he attempts to be as forthcoming with the treatment team as possible.
The Board encourages Mr. Thomas to continue on this course.
The necessity for prohibitions regarding weapons, use of substances and contact with the victim is obvious from the facts and circumstances of the index offence. Further, Mr. Thomas will be required to submit samples of urine and/or breath to permit the necessary monitoring to ensure adherence to the abstention clause.
After extensive deliberations, the Board declines to order that Mr. Thomas be granted the privilege of living in the community in approved supervised accommodation, and adopts the reasoning expressed in last year’s Reasons for Disposition:
Currently, Mr. Thomas’ risk remains high for relapsing into substance use and decompensation of his mental status, which would further impact his ability to sustain an independent or even modified/supported living situation at this time. The Board is persuaded by Dr. Quinn’s evidence that including a term in Mr. Thomas’ disposition permitting him to reside in the community in approved accommodation is premature and raises the spectre of a therapeutic misalignment between himself and his treatment team which would be deleterious to his progress. There remains much work to be done before it is concordant with the safety of the public and Mr. Thomas’ liberty interests for him to have the privilege of living in the community. Should it come to pass that Mr. Thomas’ progress is impeded by the lack of a community living privilege, the Hospital can request an early review of this disposition.
Nevertheless, if Mr. Thomas progresses at a pace not anticipated at this hearing, and it appears that a community living clause is prudent in the context of placing Mr. Thomas on appropriate wait lists for accommodations, the Board strongly encourages the parties to request an early review of this disposition.
Finally, the Board wishes to address the recommendations contained in the Gladue Report, as follows:
That Chad continues to participate in the smudging ritual, facilitated by Tracey Whiteye from Atlohsa..
That Chad continues to go to the healing circles and craft circles facilitated by Jolene George and Crystal George from Atlohsa.
That Chad seek out a referral from social worker Megan Tout, to participate in the concurrent disorders group at the hospital. The next group starts in Spring 2026.
That Chad continue to attend the weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The meetings are every Monday from 5:30 to 6:30 and Thursday afternoons (time to be determined).
That Chad be accorded the privilege of entering the community of Southwestern Ontario accompanied by staff or person or delegate approved by the person in charge.
Although the Hospital did not have the benefit of this report during the reporting period, the Board notes that Mr. Thomas has participated in smudging, healing circles, craft circles, and AA meetings. Mr. Thomas has declined the concurrent disorders program to date but is encouraged to participate as recommended in the Gladue Report and by Dr. Malka. Mr. Thomas’ disposition includes accompanied passes to Southwestern Ontario accompanied by staff or person or delegate approved by the person in charge. The Board is hopeful that with the optimization of medications, Mr. Thomas will be able to exercise this privilege in the upcoming months.
In arriving at our disposition, the Board has considered the paramount factor of the safety of the public, Mr. Thomas’ community reintegration, his mental condition and his other needs, all as required by s. 672.54 of the Criminal Code.
DATED this 27th day of February 2026, at the City of Toronto, in the Region of Toronto.
Ms. K. Tomaszewski Legal Member Office of the Registrar Ontario Review Board