“On the other hand, I am of the view that the CAS records are significantly more reliable. CAS records can be admitted as business records in some circumstances, even if the author is not called as a witness. Sears v. Corstine, 2020 ONSC 7968. How reliable those records are well be determined on whether the CAS records record something that was directly said by a witness, or whether they record second- or third-party opinions. O.G. v. A.M., 2022 ONSC 2478. Finally, CAS records are subject to more scrutiny in a case where the CAS is a party. The Children’s Aid Society of Carleton v. V.M., 2020 ONSC 221.”
