The appellant appealed his speeding convictions, arguing that speeding should be classified as a strict liability offence rather than absolute liability, and that absolute liability violates his section 7 Charter liberty interest.
The Court of Appeal affirmed that speeding remains an absolute liability offence in Ontario.
The Court also held that legislative amendments to the Provincial Offences Act separating default proceedings from the original trial make the risk of imprisonment sufficiently remote that section 7 is not engaged.
The appeal was dismissed, but the appellant was awarded disbursements.
