A prominent funeral director in Quebec has spoken out against the rising trend for mourners to take selfies during funerals.
Denis Desrochers, president of the corporation of funeral directors of Quebec, revealed on Radio-Canada's Gravel le Matin that his colleagues in the industry are currently debating how best to educate people visiting funeral parlours over what is - and what is not - acceptable behaviour.
"In many funeral parlours we have very clear rules around limiting selfies," he said "or we tell the public that the families don't want selfies."
While taking photos at a funeral isn't inherently disrespectful, Desrochers said, he did caution that posting the images on social media could be hurtful to the family of the deceased.
In a 2015 survey carried out in the UK, one third of mourners admitted to taking 'selfies' at funerals.