Does section 7 of the Criminal Code require a formal hearing before a transfer?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Forrest v. Canada (Solicitor General), 1998 CanLII 8606 (FC):
The applicant submits that in the circumstances of this case, s.7 demands a formal hearing before a transfer, to allow the applicant to question the credibility of those informing on him. It is well settled that fundamental justice does not generally require formal hearings before transfers in the prison system. In the words of Mr. Justice Strayer in Jamieson v. Canada (Commissioner of Corrections)13:
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