The defendant was charged with exceeding 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood (exceed 80) on March 13, 2013.
The sole issue was whether the defendant's right to be free from arbitrary detention under the Charter was violated when a police officer conducting sobriety checks targeted motorists leaving a liquor store parking lot.
The court held that location-based targeting of police enforcement efforts does not constitute a Charter violation.
The court distinguished between group targeting (which requires careful scrutiny) and location targeting (which raises no Charter concerns).
The court found that even if location targeting required justification, the LCBO parking lot location had a rational connection to impaired driving concerns.
The defendant was found guilty.
