What is the appropriate punishment for a breach of a mental health order?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Weber v. Merritt, 2018 ONSC 7590 (CanLII):
Punishment must be in proportion to the breach or breaches of the order. The court must consider aggravating or mitigating factors. Carroll v. Richardson, 2011 CarswellNS 444, at para. 20.
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