Lawyer here. This is for criminal law only. Civil trials you HAVE to answer, a lot of people struggle with this (or my fav, is when they plead the 5th, which if referencing the charter, would be the requirement for parliament to meet every 120 days).
Civil = suiing for money. A police check would be criminal law. I'm just saying don't take this rule as universal, as if it's non criminal court and you're asked a question and your lawyer can't find an objection, you HAVE to answer.
Lawyer here. This is for criminal law only. Civil trials you HAVE to answer, a lot of people struggle with this (or my fav, is when they plead the 5th, which if referencing the charter, would be the requirement for parliament to meet every 120 days).
Civil = suiing for money. A police check would be criminal law. I'm just saying don't take this rule as universal, as if it's non criminal court and you're asked a question and your lawyer can't find an objection, you HAVE to answer.