Source: Bryan Eneas, CBC News, May 4, 2019
Act includes provisions that would protect people from falling into civil forfeiture disputes, ministry says
A defence lawyer in Regina says he’s concerned changes to Saskatchewan’s civil forfeiture laws could be a violation of charter rights — and possibly even encourage police to seize property as a revenue-generator.
At the end of April, the government passed legislation that broadened the scope of the existing laws under which it can seize property.
