February 7-8 Toronto County Court […]

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1980-02-07 – 1980-02-08

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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.)

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February 29 Toronto County Court […]December 30 Toronto Five members of […]

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Toronto

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Ian MacDonnell Judge Harris Ian Scott George Ferguson

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Provincial Court of Ontario / Ontario Court of Justice Canadian Civil Liberties Association Pink Triangle Press

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Canadian Bill of Rights section 164 of the Criminal Code

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Paul Trollope, "Civil Liberties Group Intervenes at Body Politic Appeal Hearing," Body Politic, no. 61 (1980), p. 15.John Higgins, "Verdict and Counter Verdict—What's at Stake," Update (Body Politic Free the Press Fund), June 1980, p. (4)Vianney Carriere, "Body Politic Judge Used Common Sense, Lawyer Tells Appeal," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 9 February 1980, p. 4 "Body Politic Verdict to Be Overturned?" RTPC Newsbreak (Toronto), (March 1980), p. 3 "Body Politic Appeal Begins," Toronto Star, Saturday ed., 9 February 1980, p. A10 "Appeal Date Set," Body Politic, no. 59 (1979–80), p. 16

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George Ferguson

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