Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Canadian Information and Privacy Cases of the Year

http://www.slaw.ca/2010/12/08/canadian-information-and-privacy-cases-of-the-year/

It's early for a year-end list, but I want to leave time for a response before we all boot down for the holidays. Here's a list of the top Canadian information and privacy cases of the year. Comments are invited.

#1 Ontario (Public Safety a­­nd Security) v. Criminal Lawyers' ­Association. The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes that the Charter gives the public a limited right of access to government information. A limited but profound new right. From June.