Belousov c. Ville de Montréal

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, qcca, 2026qcca1168, 2026 qcca 1168 (canlii), 2026, qcca, 1168, (canlii), 500-10-700312-265, 2026, criminal and statutory offences, regulatory offences, highway safety code, s. 492.1, de minimis non curat lex, whether a cyclist’s short distance on a sidewalk is “trivial”, whether de minimis may be invoked in a regulatory or penal offence, necessity exception treated as precondition by lower courts, serious question of law identified, leave to appeal allowed, procedure, leave to appeal, code of penal procedure, art. 291, threshold for leave, questions of law alone, serious and meriting the court’s attention, important impact on the administration of justice, no appeal where no reasonable chance of success, de minimis defence in regulatory offences as a serious question, application for leave to appeal allowed, with costs to follow suit