Si l'affidavit à l'appui d'une autorisation judiciaire est déficient à sa face même, cela ne peut pas être assimilé à une violation mineure de la Charte

R. v. Siniscalchi, 2010 BCCA 354

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[114]      In this case, the conduct of the state in obtaining the recordings was not a deliberate disregard of Mr. Siniscalchi’s Charter rights.  Prison officials refused to hand over the recordings without a judicial authorization in the form of a production order, and the police obtained such an order.

[115]      Nonetheless, this was not a mere inadvertent or minor violation of the Charter.  It ought to have been clear to state authorities that the affidavit used to obtain the production order was deficient.  The requirements discussed in Garofoli in respect of information obtained from confidential informants are well-established, and ought to have been in the forefront of the police officers’ minds when they sought the production order.  As the Supreme Court observed at paragraph 75 of Grant, “ignorance of Charter standards must not be rewarded or encouraged and negligence or wilful blindness cannot be equated with good faith”.