The three-day hearing scrutinizing whether Ontario’s Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act (STPFSA) infringes on the Canadian Charter of Rights has wrapped. “The government isn’t making it any harder to collect information today than it did before this enactment was passed,” said Robin Basu, Ministry of the Attorney General, general counsel lawyer, during […] Read more
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Constitutional challenge hearing for trespassing bill wraps up in court
Court’s final decision isn’t expected until early 2024

Truck driver pleads guilty to careless driving in death of protestor
Animal rights activists have strong presence outside court during hearing
A Municipality of North Perth truck driver has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of Regan Russell. Andrew Blake appeared in an Ontario court via video to submit his plea to the Highway Traffic Act offence. Russell, a 65-year-old animal rights activist, was run over on June 19, 2020, during a demonstration outside […] Read more