Circumstances of John Gordon Stackhouse Jr.’s departure from former employer questioned by Crandall University
A New Brunswick court has ruled that a former employee of Crandall University must disclose documents related to his departure from a previous employer, finding the information directly relevant to claims of wrongful dismissal and defamation.
Justice Christa Bourque of the Court of King's Bench has ordered John Gordon Stackhouse Jr. to produce all documents relating to his leave of absence and departure from Regent College, where he was allegedly under investigation when he applied to Crandall University.
The ruling arises from a motion brought by Crandall University in an action commenced by Stackhouse and his wife Sarah-Jane Britton alleging wrongful dismissal and defamation.
Stackhouse began working at Crandall University in 2015 after leaving Regent College. According to Crandall's Statement of Particulars, during the interview process, he did not disclose that he was on a forced leave of absence from Regent College due to complaints about his behaviour: “He also assured the interviewing committee that there were no issues with his former employer."
An external investigation by Joël Michaud for Crandall later found it "more likely than not that, directly or by omission,” that Stackhouse "deliberately misled the interviewing committee of Crandall." The investigator determined that at the time of application,...
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