[133] In Collins v. The Queen, supra, Lamer J., at pp. 18-9, enumerated some matters to be considered when determining whether the administration of justice would be brought into disrepute by the failure to exclude evidence obtained in violation of section 8 of the Charter: (a) What kind of evidence was obtained? (b) What Charter right was infringed? (c) Was the Charter violation serious or was it of a merely technical nature? (d) Was it deliberate, wilful or flagrant, or was it inadvertent or committed in good faith? (e) Did it occur in circumstances of urgency or necessity? (f) Were there other investigatory techniques available? (g) Would the evidence have been obtained in any event? (h) Is the offence serious? (i) Is the evidence essential to substantiate the charge? (j) Are other remedies available?
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