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Wiertz Sebastien - Privacy by Sebastien Wiertz (CC BY 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/ahk6nh

Privacy

Lawful Access Second Reading in Late 2008

CBC Online features an interview with Marlene Jennings, the Liberal MP who has brought lawful access back to the legislative agenda. Jennings says that if the Conservatives do not adopt the bill as their own, the bill would come up for second reading late in 2008.

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April 1, 2007 1 comment News

Emily of the State

The Liberal introduction of Bill C-416 has sparked the folks at Cynically Tested to remind everyone about the great parody they produced on the subject.

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March 29, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

SCC Grants Leave in PIPEDA Case

The Supreme Court of Canada this morning granted leave in the Blood Tribe case, which involves questions about the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's ability to compel the production of documents over which a claim of solicitor-client privilege is asserted in the context of an investigation under PIPEDA.

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March 29, 2007 Comments are Disabled News

Liberals Try To Resuscitate Big Brother Plan for the Internet

My weekly Law Bytes column (Ottawa Citizen version, homepage version) covers the Liberals' introduction of C-416, the return of lawful access legislation.  I note that while  the bill is unlikely to pass – opposition private members bills rarely become law and the current Parliamentary session is likely to end before […]

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March 27, 2007 1 comment Columns

Liberals Try To Resuscitate Big Brother Plan for the Internet

Appeared in the Ottawa Citizen on March 27, 2007 as Liberals Try to Resuscitate Big Brother Plan for the Internet As Canada's political parties gear up for a possible spring election, political commentators have noted a surprising role reversal, with the Conservatives launching a series of new spending initiatives in […]

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March 27, 2007 1 comment Columns Archive