Acts and Regulations

E-11 - Evidence Act

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Compellability of witness respecting disclosure of indebtedness
6A witness cannot by law refuse to answer a question relative to the matter in issue by reason only that the answering of the question may establish or tend to establish that he owes a debt or is otherwise subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of the Crown, or of any other person.
R.S., c.74, s.6; 2023, c.17, s.78
Compellability of witness respecting disclosure of indebtedness
6A witness cannot by law refuse to answer a question relative to the matter in issue by reason only that the answering of the question may establish or tend to establish that he owes a debt or is otherwise subject to a civil suit, either at the instance of Her Majesty, or of any other person.
R.S., c.74, s.6