Farm Fields and Reasonable Expectations of Privacy
Law of the Lands
AUGUST 19, 2020
AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE : Section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure by government authorities, including the police. The protection applies to people, which includes corporations (as legal persons), not to places. However, the location in which a search takes place can be important in determining whether the government action was lawful or not.
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