· CBC News ·
For the several years, Calgary has been the only major Canadian city where police allowed news outlets to keep an ear on their response to criminal activity by letting them listen in on their radio chatter.
But that won’t be the case much longer.
While some police radio channels have long been blocked from media monitoring — allowing officers to have private tactical discussions, for example — soon none of the digital frequencies will be open to media to listen to. Media access will be revoked Feb. 23.
The Calgary Police Service says it’s making the change for privacy reasons and to comply with provincial privacy legislation. But critics worry the move could reduce police accountability and filter information about what’s happening in their communities.
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