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.
Court upholds Toronto transit zoning, allowing expropriation for transit community development
By Karunjit Singh ( February 18, 2025, 4:57 PM EST) -- The Ontario Superior Court has upheld two orders in council (OIC) designating lands as “transit-oriented community land,” (TOC land), enabling expropriation without hearings of necessity....