The New Brunswick government has introduced amendments to the province's Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. New provisions enable the government to direct how departments and other public bodies process requests for documents and records, and the ability to apply different rules depending on the circumstances. The government says the amendments will make the … [Read more...] about Changes to New Brunswick information law ‘an alarm bell’
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Alberta plan to use smartphones to enforce quarantines raises privacy questions
As some agencies have stopped accepting requests, an international human rights organization is calling on all levels of government in Canada to continue answering access to information requests — and prioritize ones that relate to government accountability. Read More … [Read more...] about Alberta plan to use smartphones to enforce quarantines raises privacy questions
Inventory of legal measures that alter or suspend right to information (RTI) obligations due to COVID-19
Many governments, in some cases with the acquiescence of information commissions, seemed to take advantage of COVID-19 to limit access to information. According to Toby Mendel, Executive Director at the Centre for Law and Democracy, “The need for accountability through openness, as well as the imperative need to get relevant information to the public, is greater now than ever.” … [Read more...] about Inventory of legal measures that alter or suspend right to information (RTI) obligations due to COVID-19
Library of Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Measures
Governments across Canada and around the world have been imposing a plethora of measures in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. While those measures are important for public health, many of them have profound implications for privacy, fundamental freedoms, and the ability to gain access to information and hold those same governments to account. University of Ottawa law … [Read more...] about Library of Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Measures
