My latest Toronto Star Law Bytes column examines recent privacy law developments in Canada. It argues that the newprovincial legislation and federal court rulings have lent an air of uncertainty about who is ultimately responsible for enforcing and interpreting Canada’s privacy legislative framework. see: Toronto Star column
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Privacy
Privacy Popular, but Eves Dropped the Ball
In Ontario provincial politics the fall of 2002 is best remembered for the public outcry over rising hydro bills that precipitated Premier Ernie Eves' decision to pull the plug on his plans for a market-based approach for electricity.<>
Computer and E-Mail Workplace Surveillance in Canada: The Shift From Reasonable Expectation of Priva
Computer and E-Mail Workplace Surveillance in Canada: The Shift From Reasonable Expectation of Privacy to Reasonable Surveillance, 82 Canadian Bar Review 151-89 (2003)
Panelist
Primer on Privacy Compliance for the Private Sector, Privacy Trends: Complying with New Demands, Ottawa, ON
Federal Proposal Tells Only Part of Cybercrime Story
In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Canadian government hurriedly introduced a series of new anti-terror measures.
Recent Posts
Why Bill C-2 Faces a Likely Constitutional Challenge By Placing Solicitor-Client Privilege at Risk 
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 237: A Conversation with Jason Woywada of BCFIPA on Political Party Privacy and Bill C-4 
Lawful Access on Steroids: Why Bill C-2’s Big Brother Tactics Combine Expansive Warrantless Disclosure with Unprecedented Secrecy 
Government Reverses on Privacy and the Charter: Department of Justice Analysis Concludes Political Party Privacy Bill Raises No Charter of Rights Effects 
“Big Brother Tactics”: Why Bill C-2’s New Warrantless Disclosure Demand Powers Extend Far Beyond Internet and Telecom Providers
