The Crown appealed a decision dismissing an application for a firearm prohibition order against the respondent.
The provincial court judge had ruled that hearsay evidence was inadmissible at the hearing, leading the Crown to call no evidence.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, holding that the phrase 'all relevant evidence' in section 98(6) of the Criminal Code permits the admission of hearsay evidence, as the strict rules of evidence do not apply to such preventative hearings.
