How has section 8 of the Charter of Canada been interpreted in the context of privacy protection legislation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Rugg, 2003 BCPC 444 (CanLII):
In Regina v. Plant (1993) 1993 CanLII 70 (SCC), 84 C.C.C. 3d 203, Mr. Justice Sopinka described the purpose of section 8 as follows: "In fostering the underlying values of dignity, integrity and autonomy, it is fitting that s. 8 of the Charter should seek to protect a biographical core of personal information which individuals in a free and democratic society would wish to maintain and control from dissemination to the state."
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