Complete Cases Chart - Supreme Court of Canada - On the Identity ...
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Case Name (<strong>Court</strong>)<br />
(Judge)<br />
Location/Method <strong>of</strong> Search Relevant Statutes Issues/Holdings<br />
- (1) whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> search violates s. 8 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>C<strong>Chart</strong>er? - Y/N<br />
- (2) whe<strong>the</strong>r to exclude evidence by s. 24(2)? – Y/N<br />
Reasoning<br />
- (1) relevant to s.8 + CASES (Kokesch, Plant, Hunter, Tessling, Edwards)<br />
- (2) relevant to 24(2) + CASES (Collins)<br />
Dickson C.J.,<br />
L'Heureux-Dubé,<br />
Sopinka, Gonthier<br />
and McLachlin JJ.<br />
(con); Lamer (con<br />
in part).<br />
Property Search –<br />
Apartment;<br />
Surveillance –<br />
audio recording<br />
R. v. Mckinlay<br />
transport ltd.<br />
[1990] 1 S.C.R. 627,<br />
Wilson J. with<br />
Lamer, La Forest<br />
and L'Heureux-<br />
Dubé JJ. (con);<br />
Sopinka J. (con).<br />
consented to <strong>the</strong> recording but<br />
<strong>the</strong> accused did not.<br />
- Revenue <strong>Canada</strong> requested<br />
documents from <strong>the</strong> accused<br />
for an audit. The accused<br />
failed to deliver <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
- (2) Can it be justified under s.1?<br />
• NO<br />
- (3) Should <strong>the</strong> evidence be excluded under<br />
s. 24(2)?<br />
• NO<br />
- <strong>Chart</strong>er, ss. 1, 8. - (1) Does it violate s.8 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Chart</strong>er for<br />
Revenue <strong>Canada</strong> to demand information for<br />
tax purposes?<br />
• NO<br />
conversation.<br />
- Audio recording <strong>of</strong> a suspect should require a warrant / judicial authorization.<br />
- (3) The violation was a result <strong>of</strong> a reasonable misunderstanding on <strong>the</strong> part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
police and thus <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer’s notes drawn partially from <strong>the</strong> audio<br />
recording would not bring <strong>the</strong> administration <strong>of</strong> law into disrepute.<br />
- Ref. to Hunter (purpose <strong>of</strong> s. 8 and that it only protects a reasonable expectation<br />
<strong>of</strong> privacy).<br />
- (1) The document requested was sought under a regulatory regime and <strong>the</strong> Hunter<br />
test is ill suited to regulatory affairs.<br />
- Ref. to Hunter (purpose <strong>of</strong> s. 8 and that it only protects reasonable expectation <strong>of</strong><br />
privacy).<br />
Personal Info –<br />
Tax Information<br />
Thomson<br />
Newspapers Ltd. v.<br />
<strong>Canada</strong> (Director <strong>of</strong><br />
investigation and<br />
research, restrictive<br />
trade practices<br />
commission)<br />
[1990] 1 S.C.R. 425,<br />
- A corporation was accused<br />
<strong>of</strong> “predatory pricing” and<br />
required to provide<br />
information and testify at<br />
Committee under s.17 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Combines Act.<br />
- <strong>Chart</strong>er, ss. 1, 7, 8,<br />
11(c), 13, 24(2);<br />
- Combines Act, s. 17.<br />
- (1) Does s. 17 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Combines Act violate<br />
ss. 7 and 8 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Chart</strong>er?<br />
• NO<br />
- (1) The Combines Act is regulatory in nature. Suspects have a low reasonable<br />
expectation <strong>of</strong> privacy in <strong>the</strong> particular corporate information requested for <strong>the</strong><br />
purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> investigation<br />
- (2) Seizure refers to tangible objects, not thoughts, so <strong>the</strong> requirement to testify<br />
doesn’t violate s.8.<br />
- Ref. to Hunter (purpose <strong>of</strong> s. 8)<br />
(s.8) La Forest J.<br />
with L’Heureux-<br />
Dubé J. (con);<br />
Sopinka J. (dis in<br />
part); Wilson and<br />
Lamer JJ. (dis)<br />
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