Does Section 8 of the Charter protect an individual’s privacy?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R v Siemens, 2011 SKPC 57 (CanLII):
Section 8 of the Charter protects an individual’s right to privacy. However, that right to privacy is not absolute. The Charter only protects a reasonable expectation of privacy. See Hunter v. Southam Inc., supra, at pages 159 to 160.
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