Does section 282 of the Criminal Code apply to parental abduction?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Leach, 1995 CanLII 10351 (ON CJ):

[13] Defence counsel disagrees that The Queen v. Chartrand governs the interpretation of the intent required under section 282 as there, section 281 of the Code was in issue and defence counsel urges that this court restrict that case to abduction by a stranger and not apply it to parental abduction.

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