And while everyone is concentrating on the driver's license, did anyone think to look up the proper procedure for dealing with a lost or stolen passport?
Lost, stolen, found, damaged or inaccessible passport - Passport Canada
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A Canadian passport is a valuable document that should be kept in a safe place at all times. Once a passport has been reported lost or stolen, it is no longer valid and cannot be used for travel. This is to ensure that it is not used for fraudulent purposes. Passport Canada, the Government of Canada or any representative of the Government of Canada cannot be held responsible for any difficulties you may encounter at border crossings if you attempt to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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You MIGHT try reporting it stolen, and that you know who stole it... although that would probably be more effective in the US where the federal agencies don't give a fuck whether it was a local hick cop that took it; up here, RCs and PC are all one big happy government family.
This section would more likely apply:
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Seized or surrendered passport
Travel documents that have been seized by law enforcement agencies or ordered surrendered by a court of law are generally returned to Passport Canada. If you have any questions in regards to this process or believe you are still entitled to this document, you may contact Passport Canada via fax at 819-953-8737, or by correspondence to:
Passport Canada
Security Bureau
70 Crémazie, 3rd floor
Gatineau QC J8Y 3P2.
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Or worst case,
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Inaccessible passport
If your current passport is inaccessible please contact us.
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Either way, as much as it may give you moral satisfaction to put the cops through the media ringer, it's not likely to get you your passport back - even if they were to admit they'd lost it, you'd still have to contact PC yourself... pretty much your ONLY step is the contact Passport Canada and get the wheels turning there.
Making the cops suffer is a completely separate exercise at this point.