What section were you charged under? You can PM me if you want. The whole "in the vehicle thing" is usually irrelevant. As per Traffic Bylaw 26M96 in Calgary:
Quote:
“park” means to allow a vehicle (whether occupied or not) to remain standing in one place except:
(i)when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in loading or unloading passengers; or
(ii)when standing in
obedience to a Peace Officer or traffic control
device;
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Onus would be on you that you were actively loading or unloading passengers depending on the section.