The Supreme Court of Canada issued a ruling Friday admonishing the Quebec Court of Appeal for misguidedly accusing a lower court of holding a secret trial when no secret trial was held in this case. In a unanimous decision, all nine justices on Canada's top court said "the very concept of 'secret trial' does not exist in Canada. That expression could in fact have suggested that [an unnamed person] had been convicted following a secret criminal proceeding, the ruling said. It also jeopardized public confidence in the justice system, it said. More to comePeter Zimonjic (new window) · CBC News

Source: CBC News June 07, 2024 18:43 UTC