POLS 3130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction, Indictable Offence, Youth Criminal Justice Act
7 Apr 2015
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Waters of nova scotia two men caught eels and sold them for . 10. Arrested for violating several federal fishery regulations. They argued they were exempt from the canadian government"s regulations, citing a clause in the treaties of peace and friendship between mi"kmaq and the. Treaty was designed to prevent the mi"kmaq from trading with anyone other than the british. Trial judge ruled that the mi"kmaq did not have a treaty right to fish or to hunt because the treaty did not specify any rights to obtain the means of the trade. Convicted on all counts, however, the judge granted a sentence of absolute discharge" (serve no jail time or pay a fine and the conviction would not appear on his record) Appealed the ruling to the nova scotia court of appeal (highest court in province) did not fare any better than at trial. Appealed to the supreme court of canada.
