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6discrimination. The letter also stated that the Commission may refusejurisdiction if the complaint was filed outside the one year time limit.A copy of the letter sent to Killam is attached hereto and marked asExhibit “A”.3. Approximately one year and ten months later, on or about March 24,2010, the Commission received a Time Limit Extension (hereinafterTLE) request and a signed Complaint dated March 24, 2010 fromKillams’ legal counsel. Copies of Killam’s TLE request and a2011 NBQB 131 (CanLII)Complaint are attached hereto and marked as Exhibit “B”.4. On or about March 26, 2010, the TLE request was referred to Mr.Seamus Cox, a lawyer with the Commission, to be processed.5. I am advised by Mr. Cox and do verily believe that upon reviewing thedocumentation attached to the TLE request, Mr. Cox had questionswith respect to the TLE request. As such, Mr. Cox had a telephoneconversation with Killam’s legal counsel, wherein he explained theCommission’s process, and requested further information from Killam.6. Subsequently the Commission received a letter from Killam dated April28, 2010 providing further details related to the reason for not filing acomplaint in a timely fashion. A copy of Killam’s April 28, 2010 letteris attached hereto and marked as Exhibit “C”.7. On or about May 6, 2010, Mr. Cox contacted the respondent inKillam’s Complaint, Fitchco Enterprises Inc. (hereinafter “Fitchco”),and sent Fitchco a letter explaining the Commission’s process withattached copies of the Complaint, the TLE request, a copy of theCommission’s Guideline on Time Limit Extension for ComplaintInitiation (hereinafter “TLE Guideline” and mediation fact sheet.