There is no right to self defense in Canada. There is a right to self defense only to a degree. You can only use "reasonable/equal" force. If someone enters your house with a baseball bat and you shoot them with a gun, 99% of the time the courts will find you guilty and you will end up in jail.
If someone starts punching you and you pull out a knife and stab them, you will be charged.
You cannot use, what the courts deem, superior/excessive force in Canada no matter the situation.
The law is set up so you pretty much have to call the police, or you're going to be in some trouble with the courts.
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