Behind the throne…stands the executioner!
In this brief article, I will discuss the issue of policing the police as it relates to the common law doctrine of ancillary powers. This is an “area of law in Canada in which new police powers are defined by the state through the courts”. The two pronged test at play here can be used to ascertain, on a case by case basis, whether or not the police have acted rightly in the justifiable impingement of citizen rights.
