Mandatory Victim Surcharges: Cruel and Unusual Punishment or Beneficial Program?
In December 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada decided the case R v Boudreault. The case involved a Charter challenge of the mandatory victim fine surcharge that was in place. This law required every offender who was found guilty of a crime to pay a minimum surcharge of $100 for summary offences and $200 for indictable offences.
