In week 2 of the Hearing (taking place from Tuesday February 21-February 24, as Monday was a holiday), the Respondent’s counsel cross examined Glynnis Kirchmeier. This was completed on Thursday, except for a final, limited session of cross examination on the expenses incurred during the course of the Hearing, as that will be dealt with at the end of the Hearing.
The original plan was to call Kaitlin Russell next, but because the anticipated schedule had gotten so far off, she was not available later in Week 2, and as a result we called Caitlin Cunningham instead for her direct evidence starting late on Thursday. Her direct evidence was not able to be finished by the end of Friday, so she will need to be finished up in direct exam and cross examined at a future date.
The start of Week 3 of the Hearing, today, concerns evidence by two expert witnesses – Dalya Israel, the Executive Director of WAVAW, on Monday, February 27, and Dr. Laura Brown on Tuesday, February 28. The parties have made arguments regarding the admissibility of Ms. Israel’s evidence and we anticipate further argument about Dr. Brown. I will indicate Member Price’s decision on these arguments when I give the update for Week 3. Further, a number of witnesses with relatively short narratives are scheduled for the remaining three days of Week 3.
Glynnis Kirchmeier - and - Kirchmeier obo Others v. UBC 