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This is how the civil courts system works in Canada? Agents of a corporation are permitted by law to search a private citizen's home, seize property, detain him

• giarc 9y ago
  From what I read the problem with this specific case was they over stayed their welcome (they were given 12 hours and took 18) and that they tried to gather info on other cases (were supposed to stay within the case at hand). So everything else seems ok... which blows my mind.
• Raphmedia 9y ago
  The Anton Piller order does not gives the right to the agents of the corporation to enter the citizen's home. The citizen can still refuse. The order is ordering the civilian to allow the agents to enter his home. You can refuse. However, by refusing you very likely become guilty of contempt of Court. As for the "deny access to his lawyer" the law says : "The defendants have a right to contact their lawyer within a reasonable amount of time". There is however a supervising lawyer present during the search. This lawyer is neutral to the case and is there to take note of what has been seized or searched. (Not a lawyer.)
• am1988 9y ago
  No. What they did was beyond the bounds of this type of order. Americans should get off your "FREEDOM" high horse until you reduce your prison population to something sane.
  • plandis 9y ago
    You know it's possible, as an individual, to be critical of this and, for example, prison population.
    • am1988 9y ago
      I'm fine with people being critical of it, some questionable behaviour pretty clearly occurred. I'm tired of Americans acting like they have a monopoly on Freedom and giving (often uninformed) opinions about how screwed up the justice system of another country is, and how the charter of rights and freedoms is worthless. I just think it's arrogant and hypocritical.
      • blinddev 9y ago
        How do you know they're American? As a Canadian I'm disgusted by this, reeks of fascism to me.