BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I know Canada has the Canadian Criminal Code. My friend had a copy for college and I leafed through it once to read some laws about weapons. It’s all in one big book so it is relatively accessible to find stuff but it obviously doesn’t cover traffic law, provincial, or municipal laws.
Bit of a tangent, and also very much IIRC…
In the US saying “sorry” can possibly be construed as evidence towards admission to guilt of the crime, whereas in Canada there’s a “Sorry Clause” of some sort specifically stating that saying that apologizing isn’t necessarily an admission of guilt.
As a Canadian I kinda got a kick out that. I live somewhere many people still thank the bus drivers as they exit the bus.
It’s actually a provincial act, which I find even funnier because it means each province legislated the protection separately. Here’s a few of them:
Ontario - Apology Act (2009) B.C. - Apology Act (2006) Manitoba - The Apology Act (Bill 202) Quebec - Article 2853.1 of the Civil Code of Québec Alberta - section 26(1) of Bill 30 (Evidence Amendment Act (2008))
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/