What is the primacy of the open courts under s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Van Der Zander v. Ottawa Police Services Board, 2019 HRTO 1522 (CanLII):

The primacy of the open courts principal embedded s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was recently reaffirmed by the Superior Court of Justice in Toronto Star v. AG Ontario, 2018 ONSC 2586.

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