The appellant appealed from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal allowing the Crown's appeal from an acquittal on charges under the Export and Import Permits Act.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, agreeing with the Court of Appeal that the legislation was properly construed as creating a strict liability offence.
Applying R. v. Wholesale Travel Group Inc., the Court held that the restriction on the presumption of innocence under s. 11(d) of the Charter was justifiable under s. 1.
