Does the defence of due diligence apply to regulatory regulatory offences where the defence against due diligence is to be assessed by the trial court?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Ariganello, 2013 ONCJ 13 (CanLII):

Regina v. WD 1991 CanLII 93 (SCC), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742 does not apply to regulatory offences where the defence of due diligence is to be assessed by the trial court.

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