



COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO

CITATION: Gibson (Re), 2017 ONCA 816

DATE: 20171024

DOCKET: C62917

Laskin, Feldman and Blair JJ.A.

IN THE MATTER OF: MATTHEW GIBSON

AN APPEAL UNDER PART XX.1 OF THE
CODE

Stephen Gehl, for the appellant

Elizabeth Teed, for the respondent

Heard: October 23, 2017

On appeal against the disposition of the Ontario Review
    Board dated, October 16, 2016.

APPEAL BOOK ENDORSEMENT

[1]

Before his last Board hearing, Mr. Gibson was subject to a conditional
    discharge. At his hearing in October 2016 he sought an absolute discharge. The
    Board, however, held that Mr. Gibson remained a significant threat, and
    therefore upheld the conditional discharge.

[2]

Mr. Gibsons sole ground of appeal is that the Boards disposition was
    unreasonable. We do not agree. The Board relied on Dr. Ferenczs opinion of Mr.
    Gibsons future risk, as it was entitled to do. Dr. Ferenczs opinion was that
    if Mr. Gibson were absolutely discharged, he would stop taking his medication
    and increase his use of marijuana and, as a result, would become paranoid and
    threatening. There was an evidentiary basis for Dr. Ferenczs opinion as, in
    the past, Mr. Gibsons marijuana use caused his decompensation.

[3]

The Boards disposition was reasonable.

[4]

The appeal is therefore dismissed.


