The Children's Aid Society brought summary judgment motions in two child protection applications concerning two young children.
The respondent mother opposed the motions and sought a trial.
The court found that the children were in need of protection due to the mother's ongoing marijuana use, inability to maintain a safe home, mental health concerns, financial instability, lack of cooperation with the Society, and inconsistent access attendance.
The court granted summary judgment and made the children Crown wards without access to facilitate adoption by their current kin caregivers, finding that the mother had not demonstrated sufficient change over three years to rebut the Society's prima facie case.
