Does a party have a reasonable expectation of privacy when searching the home of the accused's girlfriend?

Edwards, supra also confirms (relying on Hunter v. Southam Inc., 1984 CanLII 33 (SCC), [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145, 11 D.L.R. (4th) 641) that the fact that the accused had no proprietary interest in the property does not mean he cannot claim a reasonable expectation of privacy in his own right. In Edwards, the court considered the admissibility of evidence obtained as a result of a search of the accused's girlfriend's apartment. On the facts, the court held the accused did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy. He was no more than a privileged visitor who kept a few personal belongings at the apartment. He did not contribute to rent or household expenses, and could not regulate access. The court noted (at paras. 49-50) that it was very important that the accused could not exclude others from the apartment, as “the right to be free from and intrusion or interference is a key element of privacy.”