"Police suspicion" refers to the belief or doubt that law enforcement officers have about someone's involvement in a crime or illegal activity. It means that the police have reasons to think that the person may have committed a wrongdoing, and they are investigating further to gather evidence or clarify any uncertainty.
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The government's new law does away with that requirement, meaning that any motorist can be asked to take a breath test without
such police suspicion.
The Commission's findings suggest that racialized characteristics, especially those of black people, in combination with other factors,
provoke police suspicion, at least in Metro Toronto.
The reasonableness of such searches, the court concluded, depends on the totality of the circumstances
informing police suspicion: