What is the definition of a "summary" under section 27 of the CCRA?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Athwal and Zakis v. Warden of Ferndale Institution et al, 2006 BCSC 1386 (CanLII):
In considering s. 27 of the CCRA, in Vereschagin v. Kent (9 May 2002), Vancouver 20529 (B.C.S.C.), Henderson J. commented at para. 5: The “summary” must be sufficiently detailed to inform the offender of the substance of the allegation, so as to permit him to make a meaningful reply. It is not expected that every bit of information considered in the taking of the decision will be expressed in the summary, but all of the most significant aspects of the information should be described in some fashion.
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