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The plain and simple answer is yes, a pole poke and the cellphone slap or
whatever you wish to call it are assaults. In Canada under the criminal code
an assault is any unwanted intentional physical contact, no matter how light.
That being said it is quite sad that the situation developed into this.
Feb. 2, 2015, 6:51 p.m. - Tim S.
#!markdown The plain and simple answer is yes, a pole poke and the cellphone slap or whatever you wish to call it are assaults. In Canada under the criminal code an assault is any unwanted intentional physical contact, no matter how light. That being said it is quite sad that the situation developed into this.