Important ruling in Ottawa

The Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada yesterday handed down its decision in R. v. Beaudry, 2018 CMAC 4, which concerned whether the trial of a service member by court-martial for a civilian offense that would otherwise entail a right to jury trial violates s. 11(f) of the Canadian Charter. The Supreme Court of Canada has held off the briefing schedule in another case pending the decision in Beaudry. The judgment is not yet on the CMAC website but should be imminently. Justice Vital O. Ouellette wrote for the majority; Chief Justice B. Richard Bell dissented.