Shaun O'Brien

The Member, a registered nurse working in a correctional facility, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to her care of a pregnant inmate.

The Member admitted to failing to adequately assess and monitor the client, who ultimately delivered a baby in her cell, and failing to inform her employer that she was not competent to care for pregnant clients without supervision.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.

Transportation Action Now, Inc. (TAN) brought a motion seeking to intervene in a human rights complaint regarding the Toronto Transit Commission's Wheel-Trans service.

TAN sought full non-party intervenor status to adduce evidence, cross-examine witnesses, and make legal submissions.

The Board of Inquiry reviewed its jurisdiction to grant intervenor status and the criteria for amicus curiae participation.

The Board found that while the case involved public interest, TAN did not demonstrate a current expertise or a perspective different from the existing parties (the Commission and the Complainants) that would assist the Board.

The motion to intervene was dismissed.