Category Archives: Privacy
Right to Know Day: You Have the Right to Know That Access to Information in Alberta is Terrible
By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Right to Know Day: You Have the Right to Know That Access to Information in Alberta is Terrible Statement Commented On: Right to Know Day: Minister Glubish, September 28, 2020 Last Monday was apparently the … Continue reading
Police Record Checks in Alberta
By: Jennifer Taylor PDF Version: Police Record Checks in Alberta Paper Commented On: Alberta Law Reform Institute, Police Record Checks: Preliminary Research (March 2020) The Alberta Law Reform Institute (ALRI) recently published a paper on police record checks. The paper: examines … Continue reading
COVID-19 and Cellphone Surveillance
By: Joel Reardon, Emily Laidlaw, and Greg Hagen PDF Version: COVID-19 and Cellphone Surveillance Matter Commented On: Premier Jason Kenney’s Address on the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 7, 2020) Last week in Premier Kenney’s address to the province, he announced (at … Continue reading
When Solicitor-Client Privilege Protects the Government from You
By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: When Solicitor-Client Privilege Protects the Government from You Decision Commented On: Edmonton Police Service v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2020 ABQB 207 Edmonton Police Service v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2020 ABQB 207 … Continue reading
Police Information Check, Vulnerable Sector Check and Privacy Rights
By: Myrna El Fahkry Tuttle PDF Version: Police Information Check, Vulnerable Sector Check and Privacy Rights Case Commented On: Edmonton (Police Service) v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2019 ABQB 587 (CanLII) This case comes shortly after our Centre (Alberta Civil Liberties … Continue reading
