The applicant society brought motions for the production of third-party medical and mental health records relating to the respondent mother, citing concerns about her mental health and substance misuse.
The mother opposed the motions, arguing that the release of the records would violate her privacy and section 8 Charter rights.
The court granted the motions, finding that the records were highly relevant to the child protection concerns and that the release was authorized by the Child, Youth and Family Services Act.
The court limited the scope of the records to the period from January 2019 to the present and restricted their use to the child protection litigation.
