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Accused must subjectively know they are breaching bail for conviction, Supreme Court rules

Thursday, June 18, 2020 @ 4:50 PM | By Terry Davidson

The Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous ruling that convictions for breaching bail must be based on a “subjective” standard of fault rather than an “objective” one will curtail prosecutors’ haste in...