Right to Counsel May be Renewed: SCC Affirms in R v Dussault
In April 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) rendered a decision about a detainee’s right to counsel, pursuant to s. 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms [Charter]. Writing unanimously for the SCC, Moldaver J. dismissed the Crown’s appeal and confirmed, in exceptional circumstances, a detainee’s right to counsel can be renewed […]