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Surveillance and Democracy
DerekJamesFrom Lawyer
CanadianConstitutionFoundation www.theccf.ca
JSMill
ThestrugglebetweenLibertyandAuthorityisthemostconspicuousfeatureofpoliticalhistory.
CharterSection8
Everyonehastherighttobesecureagainstunreasonablesearchorseizure.
Privacymeanswehavearighttobeleftaloneawayfromconstantstatesurveillance.
R.v.Ward,2012ONCA660
Wehavearighttoprivacyevenwheninpublicplaces.
R.v.Wise,[1992]1SCR527
Wehavearighttoknowwhenourprivacyisintrudeduponbythestate.
R.v.Tse,2012SCC16
PrivacyorSecurity?
Hewhowouldtradelibertyforsometemporarysecuritydeservesneitherlibertynorsecurity.
I'dgivetheDevilbenefitoflawformyownsafety'ssake.
IncorrectAddressPoliceRaids
…canitbelongbeforeadeviceisdevelopedthatwillbeabletotrackoureverymovementforindefiniteperiodsevenwithoutvisualsurveillance?
R.v.Wise,[1992]1SCR527
RuleofLawGovernments/policearenotabovethelaw.
Governments/policedonothavearbitrarydiscretionarypowers.
Governments/policemustrespecttherightsofindividuals.
Freedom’sDefenseTeamwww.theccf.ca
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