What is the effect of section 29(1) of the Criminal Code Act, section 46 of the Civil Rights Act?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Canada (Attorney General) v. Cong, 2008 BCSC 630 (CanLII):

With respect to s. 29(1) of the Act, the law was recently summarized in United States of America v. Ferras, 2006 SCC 33. Paragraph 46 states as follows:

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