What is the test for a contempt motion under s. 13 of the Charter?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Sakab Daudi Holding Company v. Al Jabri, 2021 ONSC 7681 (CanLII):
The plaintiffs submit that the contempt motion is not “other proceedings” within the meaning of s. 13 of the Charter. In support of this submission, the plaintiffs rely on McClure v. Backstein, [1987] O.J. No. 498, and cases that have followed it.
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