What is the test for privacy protection in the context of Section 8 of the Criminal Code?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. S.B., 2006 ABPC 213 (CanLII):
In Hunter v. Southam, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 14, Dickson J. (as he then was) described S. 8: “[It] guarantees a broad and general right to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures which extends at least so far as to protect the right of privacy from unjustified stated intrusion.” This includes protection against self-incrimination.
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