Judge Cadsby criticizes police action

Lifesite - Linda Gibbons page, Oct. 22, 1998

Judge Milton cadsby made the following comments during the show cause
hearing of Linda Gibbons and Anneliese Steden on October 5, 1998 in the
Ontario Court of Justice (Provincial Division) in Toronto.

"Any evidence that I heard indicates to me that this was peaceful
picketing which, except for the injunction would be lawful."

"The defendants may have an arguable, legal defence to the charges. The
police in this case arrested them for causing a disturbance. I heard no
evidence of a disturbance. If there was any disturbance, it sounded as
(if) it was caused by the police."

"I will repeat once again, it is not up to the police officers to enforce
this civil injunction order."

"What they seem to have done is reverse section 141 of the Criminal Code,
the sheriff is the only one who can enforce the order..."

"What the Crown asked for by way of a condition, seems to this court to
be a greater restriction on the liberty of these defendants than the
injunction itself; it is broader than the injunction."