Can a plaintiff sue a private person for beach of Charter rights?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from F. v Greater Sudbury (Police Service), 2015 ONSC 3983 (CanLII):

The Plaintiff may not sue a private person for beach of Charter rights as the Charter applies to the rights of Canadians in dealings with government: Pelletier v. Collins, 2012 SKQB 318 (CanLII) CanLII, (Sask. Q.B.) para. 26.

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