That person may retain counsel prior to the hearing, prior to the commencement of the hearing, or at any stage in the course of the hearing. That right to counsel, one of the fundamental rights that has been guaranteed all Canadians by common law and by charter, is now clearly mentioned and provided to those who may face investigative hearings, or of course the issue of detention.
Le droit à un avocat, un des droits fondamentaux dont jouissent tous les Canadiens en vertu de la common law et de la Charte, est maintenant clairement accordé aux personnes visées par une investigation ou faisant face à la détention.