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Wednesday, 02 May 2018 08:52
A federal bill to impose privacy obligations on political parties in Canada falls (way) short of the markWritten by Teresa Scassa
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Canada’s federal government has come under increased criticism for the fact that Canadian political parties are not subject to existing privacy legislation. This criticism is not new. For example, Prof. Colin Bennett and Robin Bayley wrote a report on the issue for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in 2012. The government’s response, if it can be called a response, has come in Bill C-76,…
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Tuesday, 01 May 2018 07:05
Ontario Court rules that open courts principle trumps privacy; finds part of Ontario's access to information law unconstitutionalWritten by Teresa Scassa
What is the proper balance between privacy and the open courts principle when it comes to providing access to the decisions of administrative tribunals? This is the issue addressed by Justice Ed Morgan in a recent Ontario Superior Court decision. The case arose after the Toronto Star brought an application to have parts of Ontario’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) declared unconstitutional. To understand this application, some background may be helpful.…
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