Union expresses privacy concerns over proposed locomotive cameras
Monday, September 18, 2017 @ 12:16 PM | By Ian Burns
A union representing railway employees alleges proposed government legislation on rail safety contains a “landmark privacy violation” — an argument legal observers say may have some merit.
Sharon Bauer, Wolfe Lawyers Professional CorporationThe House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities began hearings Sept. 14 on Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, which would require all railway operators install and utilize locomotive voice and video recorders (LVVRs). Following a fatal accident in Feb. 2012 which claimed the lives of three VIA Rail Canada Inc. employees,...
Sharon Bauer, Wolfe Lawyers Professional CorporationThe House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities began hearings Sept. 14 on Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, which would require all railway operators install and utilize locomotive voice and video recorders (LVVRs). Following a fatal accident in Feb. 2012 which claimed the lives of three VIA Rail Canada Inc. employees,...
