| Author(s) | |
|---|---|
| Publication Year | |
| Publisher |
Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, 1985
From: The Court and the Charter
$1.10
The Supreme Court of Canada held that a provincial law creating an absolute liability offence for driving while prohibited or suspended where guilt did not depend on knowledge of the prohibition or suspension violated principles of fundamental justice contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Contributors
Tom Bateman
Thomas Bateman is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at St. Thomas University in Fredericton.
Janet Hieber
Janet Hiebert is a Professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University in Kingston.
Rainer Knopff
Rainer Knopff is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary.
Peter Russell
Peter H. Russell is Professor of political science (Emeritus) at the University of Toronto.
