Madame Justice Cameron, in her decision in R. v. Watson, in the Newfoundland Court of Appeal and Donald Stuart in his text, ``Canadian Criminal Law,'' both make it clear that it reaches no further than mistakes as to private rights between people or misunderstandings with respect to issues between people.
Madame la juge Cameron de la Cour d'appel de Terre-Neuve, dans l'arrêt Watson, et Donald Stuart, dans son livre intitulé Canadian Criminal Law disent tous les deux clairement que l'erreur de droit ne peut s'appliquer qu'au droit privé, aux relations entre les particuliers.