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Thursday, 29 May 2014 07:54
New Privacy Commissioner Nominated by Federal GovernmentWritten by Teresa Scassa
Canada’s federal Conservative government has nominated Daniel Therrien as the next Privacy Commissioner of Canada. If this appointment is approved by resolution of the Senate and House of Commons, he will take over the position that was held until recently by two-term Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart. Mr Therrien is lawyer and a career civil servant who has held many different posts. He currently holds the position of assistant deputy attorney general for public safety, defence…
Friday, 25 April 2014 07:52
Re-identification Risk and Proactive Disclosure of Data for Open Government: Lessons from the Supreme Court of Canada?Written by Teresa Scassa
On April 24, 2014 the Supreme Court of Canada handed down a decision which at least touches upon the thorny question of what constitutes “personal information”. This question is particularly important to governments that are contemplating the proactive release of government data under commitments to open government. The issue is far from academic, as federal, provincial and municipal governments in Canada have all taken steps in this direction. Indeed, the Ontario government has just signaled…
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