Does a police officer have an obligation to advise a detainee how to contact duty counsel and legal aid?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Veldman, 2018 ONSC 5434 (CanLII):
Anyone who is arrested or detained must be informed of his or her rights to counsel under section 10(b) of the Charter. This “informational” right includes an obligation to advise a detainee how to contact duty counsel and legal aid: R v. Bartle, 1994 CanLII 64 (SCC), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 173, at paras. 21 to 23.
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