Recent Developments in Privacy and Access to Information
R. K. Friesen
Counsel
RCMP Legal Advisory Section – Department of Justice Canada
David Loukidelis QC
Chair
Alberta Law Enforcement Review Board
- The content of pre-employment and related police checks
- How will police forces respond to Elizabeth Denham’s criticisms?
- The CCLA report
- Judicial review in Ontario regarding release of information about suicide attempts
- Dealing with access to information requests regarding complaints against police
- Police Chief Associations and Access to Information
- An update on the BC’s Information & Privacy Commissioner’s recommendation made in April 2014
- Lessons from Project Operation Warrant Execution
- Public notifications regarding dangerous or sexual offenders in the community
- Media access to information regarding a hearing that does not proceed, for example because the officer resigns
- Significant cases and legislative initiatives of the past year
- OPC concerns about RCMP procedures
- Privacy and missing persons investigations
- The constitutional challenge to PIPEDA
- Should a record submitted for the purpose of appeal be available
to the public?
- Recent litigation at the ABCA and in the UK