Fashion mogul Peter Nygard has filed an application to ask the country's highest court for permission to appeal a March 26 decision by the Manitoba Court of Appeal to deny him bail. "The constitutional right to reasonable bail is not a right reserved only to those accused that were charged in Canada," said the Nygard court filings. "It is a basic element of the presumption of innocence that a person is presumed innocent of criminal conduct unless and until guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt," said the Nygard court filings. (Affidavit of Suzanne Moquin, Manitoba Court of Appeal)In February, Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench Justice Shawn Greenberg denied Nygard bail over concerns of possible witness tampering. 0:11Manitoba Court of Appeals Justice Jennifer Pfuetzner upheld Justice Greenberg's decision and dismissed Nygard's appeal.

Source: CBC News May 19, 2021 09:56 UTC