The Crown brought an application pursuant to section 601(2) of the Criminal Code to amend counts 1 and 2 at the close of its case.
Count 1 sought to replace the named victim (Special Constable Condie) with a group (Carleton University security personnel) and to include both descriptions of the offence under section 264.1(1)(a) (threat to cause death or bodily harm).
Count 2 sought similar amendments, replacing Special Constable Larochelle with Carleton University security personnel and adding the complete wording of the offence.
The defence objected on grounds of timing and irreparable prejudice.
The court granted the Crown's application, finding that the timing was appropriate under the Criminal Code, that the defence had prior notice, and that no irreparable prejudice would result from the amendments.
