The applicant sought costs following the withdrawal of a provincial offence charge.
The applicant had been issued two defective tickets for failure to surrender his licence and failure to have two plates.
After the initial tickets were quashed, a third ticket was issued but the applicant claimed he never received notice of it.
He was convicted in absentia and fined, leading to suspension of his driver's licence.
Upon appeal, the Crown withdrew the charge.
The applicant then sought costs for the reinstatement fee and paralegal fees, arguing a Charter breach.
The court dismissed the application, finding it lacked jurisdiction to award costs after charge withdrawal and that the circumstances did not constitute abuse or flagrant impropriety warranting a costs remedy.
