What is the current state of the law on privacy protection in Canada?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mackay v. British Columbia, 2013 BCSC 945 (CanLII):
Courts have taken the position that any statutory provisions authorizing the invasion or interference with private property rights should be strictly construed and in the case of ambiguity, should be interpreted in favour of the citizen: Colet v. The Queen, 1981 CanLII 11 (SCC), [1981] 1 S.C.R. 2 at 10.
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