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On July 8, 1991, the undersigned was appointed Assistant Commissioner and received a delegation of the power and duty to conduct inquiries and make orders under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1987 (the "Act").
This Order disposes of all issues involved in Appeal Numbers 900017 and 900032. I am issuing one order due to the particular relationship of the two appellants and the records at issue in the appeals.
Appellant #1 (Appeal 900032) filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (the "institution") stating that he had been discriminated against by his employer. The same appellant subsequently filed a second complaint with the institution stating that he had suffered reprisals at the hands of his employer because of the filing of his original complaint.
Appellant #2 (Appeal 900017) provided a witness statement to the institution regarding the original complaint filed by Appellant #1. Appellant #2 subsequently filed a complaint with the institution because he believed he had suffered reprisal for providing a witness statement to the institution.
In both cases, the institution decided not to request that the Minister appoint a Board of Inquiry to hear these complaints. Both appellants were not satisfied with this decision, and requested that the matter be reconsidered by the institution. Reconsideration reports were completed on behalf of both appellants, and in each case the institution reaffirmed its decision not to request the appointment of a Board of Inquiry.
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