I do have concerns in that situation. In Ontario and in Alberta we have these ag-gag laws that make it illegal to go undercover to work on a farm. Those laws say that you can't use a false pretense to get a position on a farm, so someone who applies for a job and doesn't disclose that they intend to film, for instance, would be offside of that law and would be committing a provincial trespass. That applies because this bill, of course, says the word “unlawful”, and that is key in determining whether someone is caught by it.
The other thing that's troubling to me here is the language. It says what's key here is that taking in a thing or attending unlawfully at a farm could result in the exposure of animals to a disease or toxic substance. It's very nebulous language. It's not clear. In my view it's risky.
I would point out as well that people who might be employees could sign a restrictive employment agreement requiring them to report abuse or misconduct only to management or not at all.