Criminal

Ottawa to restore victim surcharge, but judges could waive for ‘undue hardship’ or disproportionality

Friday, May 03, 2019 @ 11:44 AM | By Cristin Schmitz

The Trudeau government plans to restore the victim surcharge the Supreme Court of Canada struck down five months ago — but sentencing judges will be given a new discretion to waive...

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