What is the reasonable suspicion standard and the use of sniffer dogs in traffic stops?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Hoy, 2010 ABQB 575 (CanLII):

Comments about the reasonable suspicion standard and the use of sniffer dogs in R. v. Kang-Brown and R. v. A.M. are generally applicable to the use of sniffer dogs in traffic stops. Writing for the majority, Binnie J. held in R v. Kang‑Brown, at para. 25, that sniffer dog accuracy underlies the reasonable suspicion standard: The charter standard of “reasonable suspicion” is based, as stated on the minimal intrusiveness, narrowly targeted objective and high accuracy of “sniffs” by specifically trained dogs […]

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