name: Finney v. Transport Canada
unofficial_text: Finney v. Transport Canada
  Collection
  Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
  Date
  2009-12-04
  Neutral citation
  2009 CHRT 38
  File number(s)
  T1399/2509
  Decision-maker(s)
  Garfield, Matthew D.
  Decision type
  Decision
  Decision Content
  CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL TRIBUNAL CANADIEN DES DROITS DE LA PERSONE
  DERICK CRAIG FINNEY
  Complainant
  - and -
  CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
  Commission
  - and -
  TRANSPORT CANADA
  Respondent
  DECISION
  2009 CHRT 38 2009/12/04
  MEMBER: Matthew D. Garfield
  [1] The hearing of this Complaint was convened in Toronto on November 30, 2009. At the commencement of the hearing, the Tribunal Registry Officer read the Case for Hearing and called for appearances. All of the parties were represented by counsel.
  [2] On the following morning, counsel for the Complainant and the Canadian Human Rights Commission stated that they would not be calling any evidence in support of the Complaint. As a result, I find that the Complaint has not been substantiated. I hereby dismiss the Complaint, pursuant to subsection 53(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
  Signed by
  Matthew D. Garfield
  OTTAWA, Ontario December 4, 2009
  PARTIES OF RECORD
  TRIBUNAL FILE:
  T1399/2509
  STYLE OF CAUSE:
  Derick Craig Finney v. Transport Canada
  DATE AND PLACE OF HEARING:
  November 30 and December 1, 2009
  Toronto, Ontario
  DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL DATED:
  December 4, 2009 (Oral decision rendered from the bench on December 1, 2009)
  APPEARANCES:
  David Conn
  For the Complainant
  Sheila Osborne-Brown/ Samar Musallam
  For the Canadian Human Rights Commission
  Sid Restall/ Kevin Staska
  For the Respondent
  