Dr. Marvin Sazant (“Dr. Sazant”) was unsuccessful on appeal from an interim and final decisions of the Discipline Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (“the College”) that had revoked his licence to practice medicine, and ordered costs against him for professional misconduct arising out of historical sexual conduct with three young males

29. March 2011 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Physicians and Surgeons – Investigations – Powers of investigator – Physicians and surgeons – Disciplinary proceedings – Sexual relations with patients – Penalties – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Search and seizure – Remedies – Charter relief – Availability – Legislation – Ultra vires ...

An appeal by an employer (“HJI”) from the decision of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) which held that HJI had discriminated against the female complainant on the basis of her sex was dismissed where the Court found that the conclusions reached by the Tribunal fell within the range of possible, acceptable outcomes based on the evidence and the findings of credibility, both of which were meticulously explained in the Tribunal’s decision

23. November 2010 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Tribunal – Human Rights complaints – Sexual harassment – Judicial review – Evidence – Similar fact evidence – Pattern of practice – Compliance with legislation – Procedural requirements and fairness – Natural justice – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Howard Johnson Inn v. Saskatchewan ...

The Appellant appealed from a decision of the Human Rights Tribunal, finding that he had violated provisions of the Human Rights Code when he terminated the employment of two Complainants. The Tribunal had ordered the Appellant to pay damages to the Complainants and also made three “public interest orders”. The Court varied the compensation awards and set aside the public interest orders, finding that they were unsupported by any reasons.

Administrative law – Human rights complaints – Discrimination – Gender – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Tribunal – Judicial review – Similar fact evidence – admissibility – Failure to provide adequate reasons – Natural justice Papa Joe’s Pizza v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), [2007] O.J. No. 2499, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, June 26, 2007, D.R. ...