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Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Search and seizure
(00:00:19) Reasons for Judgment: Karakatsanis J. (Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and Moreau JJ. concurring) – 1
(00:00:26) I. Introduction – 1
(00:08:47) II. Background – 15
(00:11:58) III. Decisions Below – 23
(00:12:01) A. Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta – 23
(00:13:00) B. Court of Appeal of Alberta – 25
(00:14:24) IV. Analysis – 28
(00:15:45) A. Legal Framework – 29
(00:17:36) B. The Subject Matter of the Search – 34
(00:22:52) C. Was the Expectation of Privacy Reasonable? – 44
(00:23:30) (1) Control Over the Subject Matter – 46
(00:24:43) (2) The Place of the Search – 49
(00:25:29) (3) The Private Nature of the Subject Matter – 51
(00:37:47) (4) Does the Balance Weigh in Favour of a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy? – 71
(00:49:50) V. Disposition – 92
(00:50:02) Dissenting Reasons: Côté J. (Wagner C.J. and Rowe and O’Bonsawin JJ. concurring) – 93
(00:50:08) I. Introduction – 93
(00:51:31) II. Facts – 96
(00:55:11) III. Judicial History – 104
(00:55:13) A. Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta – 104
(00:57:08) B. Court of Appeal of Alberta – 108
(00:57:10) (1) Majority (Schutz and Crighton JJA) – 108
(00:58:45) (2) Dissent – 110
(01:01:27) IV. Issue – 116
(01:01:40) V. Analysis – 117
(01:04:24) A. Subject Matter of the Search – 122
(01:17:40) B. Objective Reasonableness of the Expectation of Privacy – 141
(01:20:10) (1) Private Nature of the Subject Matter – 147
(01:22:20) (2) Control Over the Subject Matter – 152
(01:24:05) (3) Place of the Search – 156
(01:25:10) (4) Conclusion on Reasonable Expectation of Privacy – 158
(01:29:45) VI. Conclusion – 165
