Several editorials and articles from this past weekend paint a concerning picture of the state of privacy in Canada. In this weekend’s Toronto Star, Professor Michael Geist ponders the question, “why has the Canadian government given up on protecting our privacy?” Unfortunately, the answer to that question is increasingly clear. Not only has the government largely […]
TORONTO, May 28, 2014 – Members of the public, academics, and lawyers are exceedingly frustrated at hearing the same type of rhetoric from federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay. Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, is deeply disturbed by the intransigence of his refusal to remove the sweeping surveillance provisions from Bill C-13. If […]
In response to growing push back, Minister MacKay has chosen to ignore the voices of Privacy Commissioners, Civil Liberties Organizations and the opposition calling him on to split Bill C-13 in two bills. As reported by the Globe and Mail , MacKay isn’t budging despite the bills many privacy problems: Bill C-13 gives new tracking and […]
The Federal Government is now experiencing a major push back on the invasive search and seizure aspects of Bill C-13. Though labelled as a “Cyberbullying” Bill, privacy experts have numerous concerns about many of the powers it will provide police services. The Globe and Mail spoke with Commissioner Cavoukian about the bill: “This is […]
Commissioner Cavoukian spoke yesterday with both Power and Politics’ Evan Solomon (see above) and the Current’s Anna Marie Tremonti about her numerous concerns with Bill C-13. She suggests that the government split the bill into two and immediately move forward with only the part of the legislation concerning the non-consensual distribution of intimate images. For […]
Surveillance agencies and their powers are coming into question both in Canada and U.S. this week. CBC’s the Current spoke with human rights lawyer, Paul Champ about the intimate relationship between CSIS, CSEC & the Five Eyes network. Champ discusses the activities that are happening behind the scenes and CSEC’s efforts to capture information on […]
A number of experts have taken a closer look at the proposed legislation of Bill C-13 and are suggesting the government reconsider certain aspects. In his latest blog entry, Professor Michael Geist outlines some his concerns which include the new method for disclosure of personal information. Bill C-13 establishes a new system for voluntary disclosure […]
The introduction of a new bill by the federal government late on Wednesday caused quite a stir. Many critics voiced concerns that Bill C-13 resurrected a number of elements of the previously defeated Bill C-30; however, all the experts were pleased to see warrantless access to subscriber information was not contained in the new legislation. […]
We can all agree that cyberbullying is an issue that needs immediate attention but it is very troubling to see the government once again trying to enact new surveillance powers under the guise of protecting children. Regrettably, the federal government is using this pressing social issue as an opportunity to resurrect much of its former […]
