The Supreme Court of Canada ruled 6-3 that the Charter’s ss. 11(d) and 7 protections for the presumption of innocence apply to inmate disciplinary proceedings involving offences punishable by disciplinary segregation or loss of earned remission, striking down a Sask. regulation that permits the imposition of these penalties on a standard of balance of probabilities rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
By John Chunn ( August 8, 2023, 9:58 AM EDT) -- Beard Winter LLP announced that partner Colleen Arsenault has been admitted to the Manitoba bar. Arsenault was called to the Ontario bar in 2006....