Stopped from speaking by a handler.CFIA president George Da Pont wrote:We have limited authority to compel immediate documentation...
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/03/agriculture-ministers-assistant-cuts-short-tainted-meat-press-conference-as-agency-head-explains-xl-foods-delay/
Meat Inspection Act
13. (1) For the purposes of this Act and the regulations, an inspector may, subject to subsections (3) to (5), at any time enter any place or stop and enter any vehicle in which the inspector believes on reasonable grounds there is any meat product or other thing to which this Act applies and may
(a) open any package that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds does not comply with this Act or the regulations;
(b) inspect and take samples of any meat product or other thing that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds does not comply
with this Act or the regulations; and
(c) require any person to produce for inspection, or for the purpose of obtaining copies or extracts, any book, shipping bill,
bill of lading or other document or record that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds contains any information relevant to
the administration or enforcement of this Act or the regulations.
Assistance to inspectors
(2) The owner or person in charge of a place or vehicle referred to in subsection (1) and every person found in that place or vehicle shall give the inspector all reasonable assistance to enable the inspector to carry out his duties and functions under this Act and shall furnish the inspector with any information the inspector may reasonably require with respect to the administration or enforcement of this Act and the regulations.
Obstruction and false statements
14. (1) No person shall obstruct or hinder, or make any false or misleading statement either orally or in writing to, an inspector
while the inspector is engaged in carrying out his duties or functions under this Act or the regulations.
Marginal note:Interference
(2) Except with the authority of an inspector, no person shall remove, alter or interfere in any way with anything seized or detained
under this Act by an inspector.
Seizure
15. (1) Where an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that this Act or the regulations have been contravened, the inspector may seize and detain any meat product or other thing by means of or in relation to which the inspector believes on reasonable grounds the contravention was committed.
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts ... 3.html#h-6
(Somebody's guilty of Criminal Negligence)
Criminal Negligence
219. (1) Every one is criminally negligent who
(a) in doing anything, or
(b) in omitting to do anything that it is his duty to do,
shows wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons.
Definition of “duty”
(2) For the purposes of this section, “duty” means a duty imposed by law.
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-109.html#h-76
