It's only been in the past year or so that I myself have understood everything that happened with my previous criminal matters....
It happened that not all the adjudicators at the former Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal were lawyers. Only about half of them were. The lawyers have their own professional association called The Law Society of Upper Canada which sets out professional standards for all the lawyers practising in Ontario, as far as I understand.... These lawyers are expected to be courteous and civil towards their clients and other people in their dealings on the job, although I imagine a certain amount of verbal aggression is allowed in courtroom business...? Also, if a lawyer has a conflict-of-interest with a case, they're required to declare a conflict and remove themselves from that particular matter.... It's not fair for them to continue working when they'd likely have biased views of the subject at hand.... So, these are issues which a reputable lawyer would be aware of in this province, and probably elsewhere...? But again, not all the adjudicators were lawyers....
On my side, I had some faults or weak areas. First of all, I wasn't experienced in working in the business world or in dealing with the courts or quasi-judicial agencies.... Second, I suffered a fairly serious personal injury in between my hearing at the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and my first request for a review hearing.--I was somewhat socially isolated because of my injury.... However, it wasn't a fault of mine that I had a very complicated, human rights in housing case.... But I was inexperienced in dealing with gay people and didn't know how to use the right vocabulary....
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