A private prosecution brought by an environmental advocacy group against the owners and managers of a commercial office complex for regulatory offences related to bird deaths caused by collisions with the building's reflective glass.
The prosecution charged the defendants under three statutes: the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the Environmental Protection Act, and the federal Species at Risk Act.
The court found that the defendants committed the actus reus of two offences (EPA and SARA) but acquitted them on all charges after finding they exercised due diligence in addressing the bird strike problem.
