What is the effect of section 30 of the Criminal Code of Canada’s Emergency Vehicle Privileges?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hennessy v. Calgary (City), 2011 ABQB 143 (CanLII):
Mr. Justice Tillman said this about the effect of these sections in Alford v. Canada, 2010 ABQB 192 at para. 30: Nevertheless, these special privileges do not absolve police officers from liability in every circumstance. The allowance and privileges to emergency vehicles are still subject to the consideration of all the “circumstances” which, I define to include: weather, topography, traffic, the nature of the emergency, the number of emergency responders thought to be en-route to the scene, and so on. Officers will be civilly liable if, considering all of the circumstances they are negligent.”
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