In Canada
The right to counsel is guaranteed under Section Ten of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon "arrest and detention", as well as the right to habeas corpus. However, there is no right to counsel during a criminal trial, except in specific situations.
In October 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the right to counsel during interrogation is not absolute in Canada. It said that importing US-style Miranda Rights was not in the interests of Canada. The ruling was a bare majority ruling, with a strenuous voiced minority opinion stating that it would lead to more false confessions and bad convictions.
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