Mannie
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I found out about NP's case much later than most of you and I'm still scrambling to catch up. I confess that I haven't finished reading all 150+ pages across four threads so I apologize if this has been covered, but I wanted to be able to contribute something of value to the discussion.
The publication ban in this case has most likely been issued pursuant to section 517 of Canada's Criminal Code. There are many different kinds of Publication Bans in Canada but what sets this apart from most is that it's mandatory if either the prosecution or the defence ask for it. Moreover it ONLY applies when the Crown intends to "show cause" that the accused(s) are remanded in custody (I.E: the Crown intends to oppose bail). For the legal eagles out there you may want to look at:
Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC, (I've also attached the same PDF file to this post)
The good news is that if I'm right and it's a ban under secton 517 then the ban isn't permanent and unless there's a second ban at the preliminary hearing (likely well over a year in the future BTW) discussion will be able to resume in more detail.
The publication ban in this case has most likely been issued pursuant to section 517 of Canada's Criminal Code. There are many different kinds of Publication Bans in Canada but what sets this apart from most is that it's mandatory if either the prosecution or the defence ask for it. Moreover it ONLY applies when the Crown intends to "show cause" that the accused(s) are remanded in custody (I.E: the Crown intends to oppose bail). For the legal eagles out there you may want to look at:
Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC, (I've also attached the same PDF file to this post)
The good news is that if I'm right and it's a ban under secton 517 then the ban isn't permanent and unless there's a second ban at the preliminary hearing (likely well over a year in the future BTW) discussion will be able to resume in more detail.