The Supreme Court concluded by a 6 - to - 3 majority that the
use of a sniffer dog in these circumstances constituted a search, and that the search constituted a breach of the suspect's rights under Section 8 of the Charter.
As such, another interesting aspect of security that has seen a rise in recent years is the use
of sniffer dogs within schools and colleges.
Animals on Trial The idea of canine testimony being accepted in court is not without precedent (e.g. drug smugglers who are convicted on the
evidence of sniffer dogs), but what about the idea of putting an animal itself on trial?
Having defined the law enforcement mission of a traffic stop, Justice Ginsburg concluded that the use
of a sniffer dog fell outside the mission and can not support delay in the absence of reasonable suspicion, slip.
The use
of sniffer dogs engages section 8 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which protects against unreasonable search and seizure.
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One specific case that could be cited relative to the section 8 right involved police
use of sniffer dogs to uncover illegal drugs.
The report recommends improving bird - and bat - death monitoring through the use
of sniffer dogs, video cameras, and daily surveys.
In light of this ruling, police across Canada will undoubtedly make increased use
of sniffer dogs to check the luggage of travellers, potentially leading to «false hits,» thereby inconveniencing and humiliating innocent individuals.
If there are no grounds of reasonable suspicion, the use
of the sniffer dogs will violate the s. 8 reasonableness standard.
The Rodriguez rule may be more important for its impact on police asking questions than the use
of sniffer dogs.
The majority, Justices Ellen I. Picard and Jack Watson, held at para. 7 that the lesser standard of reasonable grounds to suspect is constitutionally permissible based upon R. v. Chehil, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 220 where the Supreme Court of Canada concluded that the lower threshold respects the balance under s. 8 by permitting law enforcement to employ «legitimate but limited investigative techniques» such as the use
of a sniffer dog.