There is no law in Canada that prevents a member of the public from taking photographs or video of a police officer executing his or her duties in public or in a location lawfully controlled by the photographer (in fact, police officers have no privacy rights in public when executing their duties); Preventing a person from taking photos or video is a prima facie infringement of a persons Charter rights; You cannot interfere with a police officers lawful execution of his or her duties, but taking photos or videos does not, in and of itself, constitute interference; A police officer cannot take your phone or camera simply for recording him or her, as long as you were not obstructing; These privileges are not reserved to media -- everyone has these rights; A police officer cannot make you unlock your phone to show him or her your images; and A police officer cannot make you delete any photos.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:59:12 +0000
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