A former West Vancouver teacher who has spent the past three decades trying to fight his dismissal has been told by an Ontario judge he isn't welcome in court.
Roger Callow was recently told not to bother trying for another day in court by Justice Colin McKinnon of the Ontario Superior Court after Callow launched another legal suit against the West Vancouver School District, described by McKinnon as the same case Callow has been "attempting to advance in various courts across the country for the past 29 years."
Callow launched the case in Ontario after being rejected repeatedly - and eventually banned - by courts in B.C. "His behaviour suggests that he views the Canadian court system as something akin to a perpetual all-day all-you-can-eat buffet," wrote McKinnon.
Callow worked as a teacher in West Vancouver from 1968 to 1985, when he was laid off and never recalled.
For the next 29 years, Callow has fought that decision, according to McKinnon's ruling, through various court challenges, attempts to appeal lower court decisions and attempts to sue two B.C. judges in federal court.
"He has been unsuccessful in all these proceedings," wrote McKinnon.
Ten years ago, the B.C. Supreme Court decided it had had enough and banned Callow from launching further legal actions on the topic without the prior permission of the court.
But that didn't stop him entirely.
"Mr. Callow has also been remarkably imaginative in engaging in offensive conduct outside the courtroom, denigrating Canada's judiciary and legal system. He has displayed insulting placards in public places and posted offensive materials on his
website," wrote McKinnon, including comments about every judge "who has had the misfortune of ruling against him."
Callow now lives in Ontario, where courts don't have the jurisdiction to deal with his appeals.
In refusing to allow Callow to launch any more lawsuits about his firing without prior approval of a judge, McKinnon wrote that controls must be put in place to prevent Callow from "voraciously consuming valuable and scarce judicial resources."
