In his refusal to be bound by the common law, that is the authoritative interpretation of laws by judicial precedent, Mr.

Hassan v. Matsqui Institution | 2012 CarswellBC 2441 | Fitch J.

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I reject as absurd fabrication the 'dead animal carcass' on the side of the road defence.

At the police station [the defendant] was advised that a breath sample was being requested.

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Denial of Civil Damages for s. 9 Charter Breach

Two police officers left the accused in a polygraph room, which was equipped with a hidden microphone and hidden video camera.

The persistent and seemingly irrepressible argument about the significant intrusiveness of breath samples appears to have taken on the character of the "whack-a-mole" arcade game.

"[I]it didn't improve things that his code, like most codes used by gun and drug dealers, was rather transparent."

R. v. Winters | 2011 CarswellAlta 2122 | A.A. Fradsham Prov. J

"At times, the conspiracy would resemble a Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera"