On Friday July 17, 2009, the CCLA welcomed the Supreme Court of Canada’s judgments in the cases of R. v. Grant and R. v. Harrison, which address the exclusion of evidence obtained through violations of Charter rights. CCLA intervened in both of these cases to argue that serious violations of Charter rights cannot be condoned by courts, and that new rules must be adopted to advance this objective. The Court’s judgments, which reflect many of the arguments advanced by CCLA, strongly emphasize the importance of respecting individual rights – a development which the CCLA welcomes.
To read CCLA’s factum in R. v. Grant click here.
To link to the Court’s judgment in R. v. Grant click here.
To read CCLA’s factum in R. v. Harrison click here.
To link to the Court’s judgment in R. v. Harrison click here.
