Ryan Hamilton Clements

The offender was sentenced following guilty pleas to certain charges and convictions after trial for offences arising from participation in the G20 demonstration in Toronto on June 26-27, 2010.

The offender engaged in a deliberate and extended pattern of property destruction, including attacking a marked police cruiser containing a uniformed officer, damaging a CBC media van, striking another police vehicle, and throwing an object at a business.

The offender was masked during most of the offences.

The court imposed a sentence of ten months incarceration, emphasizing general deterrence and denunciation as paramount sentencing principles, along with a weapons prohibition order, DNA order, and probation conditions.

In a criminal prosecution for sexual assault and unlawful confinement, the defence objected to the use of non‑accredited Korean interpreters for the complainant’s testimony given by video‑link and sought an adjournment or stay unless a conditionally accredited interpreter was available.

The court held that accreditation is not constitutionally required and that the relevant issue is interpreter competence.

After conducting a voir dire to assess qualifications, experience, and impartiality, the court found that one proposed interpreter demonstrated sufficient competence to provide accurate and impartial interpretation.

The absence of formal accreditation was not determinative, and the court retained discretion to qualify a competent interpreter where necessary to ensure a fair trial.