What is the clear and unequivocal nature of a waiver of a right?

Quebec, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. c. Accurso, 2021 QCCQ 55 (CanLII):

With respect to the possibility of waiving a right and the clear and unequivocal nature of a waiver, see: Korponay v. Attorney General of Canada, 1982 CanLII 12 (SCC), [1982] 1 R.C.S. 41.

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