The RCMP investigation into Mr. Majcher was based in Montreal, which is why court proceedings were commenced in Longueil, Que.
on behalf of China has won his bid to have the case moved out of Quebec ; the change of venue could make it harder for the Crown had argued this spring in a Longueuil, Que., courtroom that the charges should have been filed in British Columbia or Ontario, noting their client was not alleged to have committed any offences in Quebec .
“I am in a position to confirm that charges have been laid today in Vancouver,” Marc Cigana, a federal prosecutor told The Globe and Mail in an emailed statement.Practically, the change of venue could make it harder for the Crown. It now must advance the case in a province on the other side of the country where, like all cities, Crown prosecutors face already-heavy workloads.
The RCMP investigation into Mr. Majcher was based in Montreal, which is why court proceedings were commenced in Longueil, the Crown explained in 2023. “The Act must be interpreted as permitting the offences to be tried anywhere in Canada but commenced in the territorial division in Canada where they are alleged to have occurred or where the accused is or resides, except if the offences are alleged to have been committed outside Canada,” Justice Royer wrote.
Ryan Carrier, a Crown prosecutor in Vancouver, said the refiling of charges led to a warrant for Mr. Majcher’s arrest Monday morning. He said a bail hearing would be conducted in a B.C. provincial court.
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