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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Ah, finally Fredr123 give a bit of an opinion instead of quoting articles and the sitting back and watching the fight that erupts.
You make some good points. However, we have several laws that are reverse onus and strict liability that the courts have accepted, yet not this one?
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Ah, Jolinar... how's Edmonton?
I'd like to hope we don't have a lot of laws that are strict liability when it comes to determining how long someone will end up in jail. I like my penal statutes to require the Crown to jump through a hoop or two.
It's Friday and I can't think of too many reverse onus provisions in the criminal law context that have withstood Charter scrutiny.