'Constitutional freedoms' group warns City of Nanaimo about limitations on recording

Nanaimo city council recording ban faces legal threat – The Discourse.

The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) has sent a warning letter to the City of Nanaimo for amendments to the Council Procedure Bylaw and Respectful Spaces Bylaw that ban recording public meetings or taking photographs or video in any city facility or recreational area. “There is no reasonable justification to enact a blanket ban on the recording of public council meetings,” said constitutional lawyer Andre Memauri in a press rele…

'Constitutional freedoms' group warns City of Nanaimo about limitations on recording

Mayor dismisses threat of legal action as attempt to create a 'tempest in what is a teapot'

City of Nanaimo faces legal threat after banning recording in public spaces | Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms

NANAIMO, BC: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that lawyers provided by the Justice Centre have sent a legal warning letter to the City of Nanaimo after it passed new bylaws banning citizens from recording public City Council meetings and taking photographs or video on municipal property without approval. On April 7, 2025, the Nanaimo City Council passed sweeping amendments to two municipal bylaws: the Council Procedure By…