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  2. Fleming v Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Fleming v Ontario, 2019 SCC 45 is a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the powers of police officers under the common law ancillary powers doctrine. The Court unanimously held that police officers did not have the authority to arrest someone engaging in lawful conduct to prevent a breach of peace by others.

  3. Law enforcement agency powers - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcement agencies are specifically given the authority to seize property, for the example the Federal Bureau of Investigation [6] The power to search and seize property is typically granted in an instance via an instrument called a search warrant.

  4. Transit Enforcement Unit - Wikipedia

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    have powers of a police officer for the purposes of ss. 9 of the Trespass to Property Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. T.21, as amended; are designated as provincial offences officers for the purposes of enforcement of the Liquor License Act, Trespass to Property Act and TTC By-law No. 1; TEOs are also designated as agents/occupiers of the TTC. [19]

  5. Police Cannot Seize Property Indefinitely After an Arrest ...

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    So while police can use seized items for "legitimate law-enforcement purposes," such as for evidence at trial, and are permitted some delay for "matching a person with his effects," prolonged ...

  6. Police just got more power to seize peoples' property

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    Attorney General Jeff Sessions just made it easier for police to seize cash and property from people suspected but not necessarily ... 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  7. State of emergency in Ontario: What police can and can't do ...

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    Police Officers in Ontario will now have the right to stop and have the public identify themselves or face hefty fines for violating their orders, according to a new power granted by the province ...

  8. Trespass to Property Act (Ontario) - Wikipedia

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    Under the Canadian constitution, criminal law is within the realm of federal authority and anyone violating this provincial statute is therefore subject to quasi-criminal (not full criminal) enforcement under the Provincial Offences Act. [1] The Act is an attempt to codify what was formerly a matter of common law. It is most often used by ...

  9. Disallowance and reservation in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Campbell's successor as justice minister John Thompson refused to recommend disallowance for acts that interfered with property rights similar to the Ontario act in 1881. [75] La Forest notes that Thompson's actions as justice minister were at times inconsistent, disallowing some acts and refusing to recommend disallowance for similar reasons. [78]