What is the test for spreading word or rumour?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Voutsis v. College of Physicians and Surgeons (Sask.), 1987 CanLII 4776 (SK QB):
If the criminal proceedings go to trial and if it is trial by jury and if it is found that it is extremely difficult if not impossible to obtain an unprejudiced jury by reason of the spread of word or rumour in relation to discipline proceedings taken against the accused an application may perhaps then be made under s. 24 of the Charter. See: Regina v. Goguen (November 16, 1982), Quebec S.C., Biron, J., summarized at p. 16.4 - 22(a) Canadian Charter of Rights Annotated, vol. 2 (Canada Law Book Company).
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