How have the courts treated Charter values in dealing with suspensions of impaired drivers?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Kessler v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2017 BCSC 809 (CanLII):

The driver argued that in the context of dealing with suspensions of impaired drivers the adjudicator must be familiar with the significance of ss. 10(a) and (b) of the Charter and should not need the assistance of counsel to recognize which Charter values are relevant in the case at bar. She cites Bro v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2014 BCSC 1682 [Bro]where Mr. Justice Macaulay stated at paras. 92 and 93:

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