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February 7-8 Toronto County Court […]
When
1980-02-07 – 1980-02-08
Description
February 7-8 Toronto County Court Judge George Ferguson heard arguments concerning whether PTP's February 14, 1979, acquittal should be overturned. During the proceedings, lawyer Ian Scott obtained the court's permission to intervene in the appeal on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA). The CCLA argued that section 164 of the Criminal Code, under which PTP had been charged, should be struck down as it contradicted the guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press stated in the Canadian Bill of Rights. Crown counsel Ian MacDonnell argued that Provincial Court Judge Sydney Harris had made fundamental errors in his ruling to acquit PTP, and that the defendants either be found guilty as charged or the case be sent back to Provincial Court for a second trial. (See also February 29, 1980.)
