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'.Mr. Gilpin never met Ms. Carter and never saw any ofthe forms.20Mr. Gilpin was referred to exhibit PI tab 55, 4th page in which was the employment letter signedby Ms. Carter. He testified he had never seen the letter.Mr. Gilpin testified that he had discussions with Ms. Cormier about possibly placing more ofhisclients under a similar kind of arrangement. Those plans never progressed because he was havingdifficulty in his own practice with his partnership.2010 NSSC 252 (CanLII)He testified that he had heard that Ms. Cormier had said that he had advised her to hire Mr. Fagbileillegally. As a result he advised both counsel that he was prepared to come to testifY at the hearing.Mr. Gilpin testified he was not aware that Mr. Fagbile was still working after his initial meeting withhim and thought that he was offwork waiting for a properpermit. He agreed that Mr. Fagbile couldnot legally work until the permit was completed.Mr. Gilpin testified that he had told Ms. Cormier that whoever was going to be the employer wouldneed a business number.On cross examination, Mr. Gilpin testified that he was never told that the Company was paying Mr.Fagbile. He never told Ms. Cormier or Mr. Fagbile that the Company could not be the employerbecause he did not know that the Company was paying. Mr. Gilpin did come to the home and sawMr. Dorey in the home.I am satisfied Mr. Gilpin did advise Ms. Connier as to the existence ofa care worker program andhow to go about setting it up. He also knew that Ms. Cormier was pursuing that option. It does notappear that he realized nothing had changed as to the employment circumstances ofMr. Fagbile orany ofthe specifics ofwhat Ms. Cormier was doing.