The right to be presumed innocent, the right to a fair trial, the right to a public hearing, the right to be tried by an independent and impartial tribunal, the right to make full answer and defence, the right to cross examine accusers and the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt do NOT abridge Canadian values and Charter freedoms….they ARE Canadian values and Charter freedoms.
The harsh cross-examination of Jian Ghomeshi’s accusers has sparked a war of words over how courts treat sexual assault victims. There are some worthy elements to this debate, Neil Macdonald writes, but they needn’t come at the expense of due process.
Source: Jian Ghomeshi trial: When #BelieveTheVictims meets #DueProcess – Canada – CBC News