http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...hub=TopStories
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The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that two random searches conducted by sniffer dogs were unlawful.
The Court ruled 6-3 that the searches were a violation of section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which protects Canadians from unlawful search and seizure of their property.
In both cases, police did not have reasonable grounds to conduct the searches, the Court said.
The implications of the findings will be far-reaching. It is now unlikely that schools can invite police in to conduct random searches of lockers and backpacks, unless there is a strong suspicion that students are carrying drugs.
However, a special federal law protects the use of drug-sniffing dogs at airports, CTV's Robert Fife told Canada AM on Friday, right after the ruling was handed down.
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Incredible. Way to hamstring the police (getting the scent from the air is a search???). Let's take away tools that they have in fighting crime.