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E9| Impaired paddling. Is a canoe a vessel?
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In this episode, Mike discusses the Ontario Court of Appeal decision R. v. Sillars, 2022 ONCA 510 where a panel of three judges had to determine whether a canoe was a vessel such that the impaired operation and testing provisions of the Criminal Code applied. Also examined in this episode is the extent to which the right to counsel under s. 10(b) of the Charter is suspended for ASD demands at the hospital when the requisite suspicion is formed bedside. It is important to understand that the law has been amended since the facts…
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