Is a decision whether to exclude evidence under subsection 24(2) of the Charter a question of law?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Philpott, 2002 CanLII 25164 (ON SC):

[127] A decision whether to exclude, or not to exclude, evidence under subsection 24(2) of the Charter is a question of law: see Collins v. The Queen, supra, at p. 12.

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