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Tuesday, 07 January 2014 09:29
Quebec Court of Appeal weighs in on privacy and freedom of expression in genealogy caseWritten by Teresa Scassa
In the wake of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, which found Alberta’s private sector data protection statute to be unconstitutional for violating the freedom of expression, the Quebec Court of Appeal has recently released a decision that also examines the relationship between privacy and the freedom of expression. In 9179-3588 Québec inc. (Institut Drouin) c. Drouin, the appellant company…
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Monday, 18 November 2013 11:02
Top Court Strikes Down Alberta Data Protection LegislationWritten by Teresa Scassa
The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down Alberta’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), on the grounds that it violates the guarantee of freedom of expression in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. The invalidation of the legislation has been suspended for 12 months to give the Alberta government time to amend the legislation so as to bring it into compliance with the Charter. The conflict between privacy rights and the freedom of expression…
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