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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
Again, you are trying to apply the same standards to a CBSA agent that would apply to a police officer. Under the different pieces of legislation, this simply isn't the case. It has been tried in court and both v.Leask and v.Petr Bares upheld the CBSA authority to conduct these searches.
It boils down to the simple fact that for a CBSA agent to examine an electronic device, they don't need a warrant and they don't need reasonable suspicion that you're committing a crime.
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Yes. We know that.
What they can not do is hold me in contempt for not helping them (I. E. Not supplying the password)