The Attorney General of Canada appealed a decision requiring Canadian authorities to obtain a search warrant before sending a letter of request to Swiss authorities for the search and seizure of the respondent's bank records.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, holding that the sending of the letter of request did not violate section 8 of the Charter.
The majority found that the respondent did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in foreign bank records that would require Canadian prior judicial authorization, as the search was executed by Swiss authorities under Swiss law.
