This case addresses a dispute between separated parents over the choice of school for their two daughters.
The applicant father sought to keep the children in their current school, St. Elizabeth Seton, which they had attended since Junior Kindergarten.
The respondent mother wished to transfer them to St. Edmund, a school closer to her parents' home, citing a shorter commute and higher Fraser Institute rankings.
The court, applying the "best interests of the child" principle, found no compelling reason to change schools.
It prioritized the children's established friendships, stable environment, and relationship with the father over the mother's preferences and the academic rankings.
The court also critiqued the reliance on Fraser Institute rankings without expert evidence and noted the diminished weight of the OCL report due to lack of cross-examination.
The father's position was upheld, and the mother was ordered to pay costs.