A community correction order is not necessarily manifestly inadequate for serious white collar conspiracy to defraud involving very large sums (approximately $170 million in fraudulent loans), where the offender was an employee acting under direction, received only modest wages, pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity, cooperated extensively with authorities at the highest level, and undertook to give evidence against principal offenders. Even where a CCO may be manifestly inadequate for such offending (per Kyrou JA), the residual discretion may be exercised to dismiss a Crown appeal where the offender has been complying with the CCO and rehabilitation is progressing well.
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