B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal: In a unanimous ruling Wednesday, the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned a January 2013 decisions by the B.C. Supreme Court that found a section of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act was too broad, according to Times Colonist. But B.C. Court of Appeal Justice Kathryn Neilson disagreed, saying the act was not too broad and A new trial has been ordered for four men accused of human smuggling in connection to one of the cases that prompted a federal government crackdown on the offence. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Arne Silverman ruled Section 117 infringed on charter rights because humanitarian workers could be prosecuted under the act. Silverman ruled the section was unconstitutional and the charges were dismissed against the men. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.