Category Archives: Privacy

Procedural Fairness When Challenging Timeline Extensions for Freedom of Information Requests

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk Decision Commented On: Re Energy, Order F2022-20, 2022 CanLII 29391 (AB OIPC) PDF Version: Procedural Fairness When Challenging Timeline Extensions For Freedom of Information Requests Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) Order F2022-20 shows how … Continue reading →

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Canada’s Proposed New Consumer Privacy Protection Act: The Good, the Bad, the Missed Opportunities

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Emily Laidlaw

By: Emily Laidlaw PDF Version: Canada’s Proposed New Consumer Privacy Protection Act: The Good, the Bad, the Missed Opportunities Bill Commented On: Bill C-11, Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020, 2nd Sess, 43rd Parl, 2020 (first reading 17 November 2020) On November … Continue reading →

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Right to Know Day: You Have the Right to Know That Access to Information in Alberta is Terrible

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Drew Yewchuk

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 →

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Police Record Checks in Alberta

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Jennifer Taylor

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 →

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COVID-19 and Cellphone Surveillance

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Joel Reardon

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 →

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