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Summary

33085

Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, et al.

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

(Publication ban in case) (Publication ban on party)

Keywords

Canadian charter - criminal.

Summary

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Charter of Rights - Freedom of expression (s. 2(b)) - Criminal law - Publication bans - Judicial interim release - Hearing - Does s. 517 of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, as amended, infringe s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? - If so, is the infringement a reasonable limit prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society under s. 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? - Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 2(b) - Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 517.

Several adults and young persons were arrested for terrorism-related offences. The police held press conferences to announce the arrests. Before the first interim judicial release publication ban was imposed, details of the alleged plots were disclosed and widely reported.