Elections

R v Bryan: Off By One Vote

Last Friday, Tom Schreiter wrote on the recent Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") decision R v Bryan, 2007 SCC 12 [Bryan], with a decided focus on the evidentiary issues raised by the case. The case, however, warrants further examination due to the nexus of 2(b) of our Charter and the Canada Elections Act, SC 2000, c […]

Treatment of Evidence in Constitutional Law: R v Bryan

Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") handed down its decision in R v Bryan, 2007 SCC 12, a case dealing with the right to publish federal election results on election night. The stakes were pretty low for both sides: the accused was convicted at trial for violating a provision of the Canada Elections Act, […]