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R v Church of Scientology of Toronto

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100:(RCMP). The Church of Scientology itself was convicted on two counts of breach of the public trust: infiltration of the offices of the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. The Church of Scientology was ordered to pay a $ 250,000 fine, and three individuals were fined — Jacqueline Matz was fined $ 5,000, Ms. Wheeler and Donald Whitmore were each fined $ 2,000. 710: 55:
An investigation into the Church of Scientology's activities in Ontario was begun when stolen documents from public and private agencies as well as information on other covert activities in Canada turned up as part of the evidence collected in the
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by the Church of Scientology and one of the individual defendants, Jacqueline Matz. The appellants advanced numerous grounds of appeal, some of which were abandoned at the hearing, and the remainder of which were rejected by the Court.
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and members of the organization, resulting in a conviction on two counts of breach of the public trust. It also involved previously untested sections of the
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On March 3–4, 1983, police raided the Scientology headquarters in Toronto and seized an estimated 250,000 documents in more than 900 boxes.
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New Era Publications International ApS v. Carol Publishing Group and Jonathan Caven-Atack
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Marshall, John (22 January 1980). "Secret Ontario documents found in U.S. cult's files".
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Marshall, John (23 January 1980). "Cult harassment, spying in Canada documented".
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Religious Technology Center v. Netcom On-Line Communication Services, Inc.
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On June 25, 1992, seven members were convicted for operations against the
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It was during this case that the events that sparked the case of
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A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
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Index

R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto
Canadian criminal case
Church of Scientology
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Operation Snow White
Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto
Ontario Provincial Police
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Court of Appeal for Ontario
Hill v Church of Scientology of Toronto
Scientology and law
Toronto Globe and Mail
Toronto Globe and Mail


"Scientology church on trial in Canada"
St. Petersburg Times
the original
"Church of Scientology fined $ 250,000 for espionage Judge rejects jail sentences for individuals who infiltrated government in '70s"


Full text of the 1996 appeal decision from CanLII
Timeline of the history of the original court case
"Abroad: Critics public and private keep pressure on Scientology"
St. Petersburg Times
the original
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