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Provide your feedback here. Anonymously send me a text message. In this episode, Mike uses R. v. Cameron, 2025 ONSC 2621 as a springboard to take a deep dive into the topic of inventory searches. In Cameron, the police were found to be using the inventory search authority as a pretext for a criminal investigation tainted by racial bias. Listen to learn some tips about how you can Charter-proof your conduct in this area. Other cases referenced: Hunter v. Southam, [1984] 2 SCR 145; R. v. Colli...
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Provide your feedback here. Anonymously send me a text message. In this episode, Mike discusses the Court of Quebec decision R. v. Reddick, 2026 QCCQ 4237, where police conducted a warrantless inventory search of an impounded vehicle. An officer opened the trunk, lifted the floor covering to inspect the spare-tire compartment, and found a knotted bag. The officer untied the knotted bag and found two more knotted bags nested within one another, which he also untied to discover 500 grams of he...
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Provide your feedback here. Anonymously send me a text message. In this episode, Mike responds to a listener's question about whether a search would still be lawful if an officer had multiple, simultaneous reasons for searching, and the court found some — but not all of the reasons — were objectively unreasonable? Would having an invalid reason in mind when searching nullify a coexistent valid reason for a search? References: R. v. Spice, 2026 SKPC 14R. v. Annett, 17 C.C.C. (3d) 332 (O...