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Privacy Goes to the Dogs
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  • Stephen Coughlan, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Keywords
  • Privacy,
  • Newfoundland,
  • Court Of Appeal,
  • R v Taylor,
  • Sniffer Dogs,
  • Police,
  • R v Tessling,
  • Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy,
  • FLIR,
  • Search and Seizure
Abstract

It becomes increasingly clear, with the decision of the Newfoundland Court of Appeal in R. v. Taylor, ante, that the question of whether police use of sniffer dogs constitutes a search, and if so when, will need to be addressed by the Supreme Court of Canada. In particular the question of whether R. v. Tessling has changed the approach to reasonable expectation of privacy as dramatically as some courts have suggested must be settled. Other questions will also need to be addressed.

Citation Information
Steve Coughlan, "Privacy Goes to the Dogs" (2006) 40 CR (6th) 31.