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From: jimomura@lsuc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Zundel etc.
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 23:18:24 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 10 23:18:24 1985
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Organization: Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto
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Summary: What's Criminal


     Actually, 'What's Criminal?' isn't really that easy a question.
At an earlier time I would have said that conduct contrary to the
Criminal Code is 'Criminal' and by definition, nothing else is (abortions
which are note performed in the way the Criminal Code allows them to
be performed *are* criminal by the way).  Lately, however, there has
been some case-law which has recognized offences under *some* other
Federal statutes as being part of the body of 'criminal' law for
constitutional purposes.  In particular, narcotics and food and drugs
are fairly clearly 'criminal' law.
 
     A provincial offence, by definition *cannot* be 'Criminal' law,
because the provinces have no constitutional power to pass 'criminal'
laws.