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No Charter issues. It was a “joint submission” to the judge, indicating a) guilty pleas, and b) that the Crown and defendants had mutually agreed beforehand on an appropriate punishment.

Before anyone goes out and hires a lawyer, it should be noted that the accused all pleaded guilty to the charges and they and the Crown made a "joint submission" on sentencing. That means that all agreed on what the judge should do, including the ban on publication and the apology. Rarely...