The applicants, minority directors of a religious not-for-profit corporation, sought to oust the majority directors, alleging they breached their fiduciary duties by failing to address allegations of abuse against the organization's spiritual leader.
The respondents counter-applied to remove the applicants.
The court held that the CNCA oppression remedy did not apply retroactively.
However, under the ONCA, the court found the respondent directors breached their duty of care by conducting an inadequate investigation.
The court ordered the directors to complete the investigation using an independent investigator, but declined to remove any directors, citing reluctance to interfere in internal religious disputes.
