570 News – Legal to secretly record phone calls like Jody Wilson-Raybould?
Liberal MP Jody Wilson-Raybould secretly recorded a conversation with former Clerk of the Privy Council of Canada Michael Wernick in which she claims the country’s top public servant issued veiled threats on SNC-Lavalin.
She included the audio recording as part of an additional written submission to the House of Commons justice committee.
Is it legal to secretly record phone calls the way Jody Wilson-Raybould did? Can you record a conversation at work? Can you record a conversation with your boss?
Lior Samfiru is a Toronto Employment Lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. He joined host Brian Bourke on Kitchener Today to discuss the issue at hand.
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Lior Samfiru
Lior Samfiru is a Founding Partner of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP and Practice Leader for the firm's Labour & Employment Law Group. His experience in countless successful cases and mediations on behalf of employees and employers, as well as his continued advocacy for the rights of workers, makes him one of the most skilled and sought-after labour and employment lawyers in Canada.
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