What is the subjective knowledge required for a finding of actual knowledge or wilful blindness?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from De Geest v. The Queen, 2019 TCC 33 (CanLII):
The subjective knowledge required for a finding of actual knowledge or wilful blindness refers to the actual or subjective knowledge of the person committing the prohibited act and not the objective or constructive knowledge of a reasonable person in the same circumstances (see, generally, Shand v. The Queen, 2011 ONCA 5 at paragraph 188 and Roks v. The Queen, 2011 ONCA 526 at paragraph 132). [13]
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