Fog Blog Canada Log: Trudeau Calling For All Police To Wear Body Cams:

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls for all Mounties to be equipped with body cameras amid growing protests against racism-motivated police brutality, the Kennebecasis Regional Police Force says it has already purchased new equipment for its 39 uniformed members.

"We've just replaced all our cameras earlier this year," said Wayne Gallant, chief of the force that polices the Kennebecasis Valley communities outside Saint John.

The force started using body camera technology as far back as 2012.

Today, officers wear Axon Body 3 cameras that are manufactured by Axon Enterprise of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly known as Taser International. The company launched its first body camera in 2008 and has reinvented the technology a few times over.

Gallant said officers have yet to realize the equipment's full potential because the pandemic has delayed Axon technicians from finishing the installation.