Feds to push for use of body cameras by cops, says Trudeau, as advocates say commitment misses the mark

In 2016, the RCMP cited technical limits around the technology needed, and officials have since said the cost of storing the data might also be a barrier to implementing the measure.

The use of body cameras, along with better diversity training for officers, have been characterized as 'small scale' and 'piecemeal' by some advocates who have been calling for the broader defunding of police. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

June 8, 2020

Against the backdrop of nationwide protests decrying police brutality and systemic racism, the federal government will be speaking with other jurisdictions this week about the feasibility of measures like equipping officers with body cameras, a step that Prime Ministe...

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