Emo township motion to include “fresh evidence” denied by court
The township of Emo has lost a motion in its request for a judicial review of a 2024 Human Rights Tribunal decision.
The township argued that an affidavit from its Chief Administrative Officer was important in its case.
The Tribunal, in 2024, found the township discriminated against Borderland Pride when council failed to support a Pride proclamation in 2020.
In its ruling, the Tribunal awarded $15,000 in damages to Borderland Price and ordered Mayor Harold McQuaker and the township’s CAO to complete a 30-minute online human rights training course.
Lawyers for Emo township argued the affidavit from the CAO was “fresh evidence.”
It included a statement that the CAO was not given notice that any ruling made by the Tribunal would also apply to her, even though she was not in the position when the township made its decision.
While the court recognized that fact, it ruled there was no other evidence in the affidavit that was relevant to the judicial review.
