Provincial privacy commissioners oppose proposed federal privacy tribunal
BC Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy testifying before the House of Commons industry committee Dec. 12, 2023
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BC Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy testifying before the House of Commons industry committee Dec. 12, 2023
BC Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy testifying before the House of Commons industry committee Dec. 12, 2023
Privacy commissioners from Alberta, B.C., and Quebec say the proposed overhaul of Canada's federal privacy law shouldn't add an appointed privacy tribunal to hear appeals of certain decisions made by the national privacy commissioner. Instead, they argued Tuesday before the House of Commons industry committee, any objections or appeals should go straight to a court
This afternoon the Trudeau government begins its campaign to convince businesses that there’s nothing to fear in its second attempt to update the federal…