What is the current state of the law on the basis of evidence of a tip from an informer?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Edwardson, 2005 BCSC 463 (CanLII):

As stated by Mr. Justice Sopinka in R v. Garofoli, at page 191: ...evidence of a tip from an informer, by itself, is insufficient to establish reasonable and probable grounds.

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