The Supreme Court shrank your property rights. Parliament needs to fix it

The Supreme Court shrank your property rights. Parliament needs to fix it

Dissenting justices warn ruling weakens privacy rights and erodes Charter protection.

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Commentary By Joseph Quesnel Wayne Singer lay asleep in his running truck, parked in his driveway at Big Island Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. When RCMP officers stepped onto his property in response to an impaired driving complaint and opened his truck door without a warrant, they triggered a Supreme Court case that now reshapes the balance between police power and private property rights. The Court’s decision in R. v. Singer expands police …