Market place program

[Judy Trickett]

No, It's illegal in canada to film or tape someone without their consent.... they would have to blur their faces and change their voices... not say in what city it has been filmed and not show any thing that would be easily recognizable... and even then...

Actually, I think it is legal if one party is knowledgeable of the recording. So, since the reporter was knowledgeable about the hidden camera it is considered legal.

Now, I think it is totally unfair and a total set-up and a reprehensible action on the part of CBC and its journalists but it IS legal. But, as we all know, "legal" doesn't always mean "ethical". One of the reasons I have NEVER liked Marketplace is that they set people up and then edit footage to serve their agenda.

When they were looking for footage for this story they contacted me a number of times. And this slanting of things is EXACTLY why I refused to meet with them without some sort of financial incentive. I KNEW this would happen.