LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
January 18th, 2010 12:00am
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TELL THE GOVERNMENT WHAT’S WRONG WITH
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY IN BC!
HERE’S YOUR CHANCE.
Every six years, the law requires the government to strike
a Special Committee of the Legislature to review the
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
That Committee was created on October 5, and members
of the public have until March 15 to make a submission.
If you have been having problems getting information out of
government or other public bodies, or have run into problems
with the protection of your personal information, this
is your opportunity to tell the lawmakers why changes are needed.
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To download the notice below in .doc format Click Here
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FREEDOM
OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
An all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly is currently
reviewing the provisions of the Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act (RSBC 1996, c. 165)
and invites the public to take part in the review.
The purposes of the Act are: to make public bodies accountable
to the public and to protect personal privacy. The Act gives
the public the right to access the records held by BC government
ministries, local governments, health regions, hospitals,
universities, schools and other provincial public bodies.
Is the Act working well? Are there sections that need improvement?
Please let us know!
COMMITTEE WEBSITE: http://www.leg.bc.ca/foi/
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TO MAKE A SUBMISSION
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You can send your submission by mail, by email, in a video or audio file, and by facsimile to:
The Special Committee to Review the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Office of the Clerk of Committees
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, British Columbia V8Y 3E1
Telephone; 250-356-2933
Toll-free: 1-877-428-8337
Facsimile: 250-356-8172
Email: FOIcommittee@leg.bc.ca
The deadline for receipt of submissions
is March 15, 2010.
Further information can found at the Committee’s website at http://www.leg.bc.ca/foi/ or by contacting the Office above.
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RECENT SUBMISSIONS TO THE COMMITTEE
===========================
FIPA Click Here
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Click Here
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Click Here
Stanley Tromp, investigative journalist and author of the Canadian FOI Resource Website
Click Here
Environmental Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria Click Here
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MEETING NOTICES
============
Public meetings of the Special Committee to Review the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act are recorded
and transcribed by Hansard Services. Transcripts, along with
the Official Minutes, are printed and made available through the
Internet on the Committee’s website.
In addition, a live audio webcast of public meetings is produced
and available through the Committee’s website to enable
listeners to hear the proceedings in real-time. An archived
copy of the audio broadcast is retained on the Committee’s website.
PUBLIC HEARING - VANCOUVER
Date: Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Place:
Waddington Room, 900 West Georgia Street
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
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PUBBLIC HEARING - VICTORIA
Date: Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Place:
Douglas Fir Committee Room 226, Parliament Buildings, Victoria
Agenda:
Public Hearing
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Second Legislative Review (2003-2004):
Submissions
* PROPOSED REFORMS OF BC'S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT – FIPA, August, 2005 – Click Here
* A PRESCRIPTION FOR "DR. DOE" – Proposed Revisions to s. 13
of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
in Response to the Decision in College of Physicians of British
Columbia v. British Columbia – January 19, 2004 – Click Here
* Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC's Submission
to Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act (Feb. 5, 2004) Click Here
* BC’S INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER LETTER
TO COMMITTEE PROTESTING PUBLIC SERVANTS’ PROPOSALS
TO WEAKEN THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACT
April 27, 2004
BC Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis
sent a letter opposing proposals by BC government bureaucrats
to change the FOI and privacy act on ways “that would undermine
the openness and accountability the government has promised."
The letter was sent to the Special Committee of the Legislature
that reviewed the Act in 2004. It fires a broadside against
a set of proposals submitted by public servants who were chafing
under the Act’s requirements to disclose information to the public.
The letter may be viewed in PDF format at Click Here
Legislative Committee Reports:
* Report of the Special Committee to Review the Freedom
of Information & Protection of Privacy Act (May 2004)Click Here
TELL THE GOVERNMENT WHAT’S WRONG WITH
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY IN BC!
HERE’S YOUR CHANCE.
Every six years, the law requires the government to strike
a Special Committee of the Legislature to review the
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
That Committee was created on October 5, and members
of the public have until March 15 to make a submission.
If you have been having problems getting information out of
government or other public bodies, or have run into problems
with the protection of your personal information, this
is your opportunity to tell the lawmakers why changes are needed.
===================================
To download the notice below in .doc format Click Here
===================================
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FREEDOM
OF INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
An all-party committee of the Legislative Assembly is currently
reviewing the provisions of the Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act (RSBC 1996, c. 165)
and invites the public to take part in the review.
The purposes of the Act are: to make public bodies accountable
to the public and to protect personal privacy. The Act gives
the public the right to access the records held by BC government
ministries, local governments, health regions, hospitals,
universities, schools and other provincial public bodies.
Is the Act working well? Are there sections that need improvement?
Please let us know!
COMMITTEE WEBSITE: http://www.leg.bc.ca/foi/
===============
TO MAKE A SUBMISSION
===============
You can send your submission by mail, by email, in a video or audio file, and by facsimile to:
The Special Committee to Review the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Office of the Clerk of Committees
Room 224, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, British Columbia V8Y 3E1
Telephone; 250-356-2933
Toll-free: 1-877-428-8337
Facsimile: 250-356-8172
Email: FOIcommittee@leg.bc.ca
The deadline for receipt of submissions
is March 15, 2010.
Further information can found at the Committee’s website at http://www.leg.bc.ca/foi/ or by contacting the Office above.
===========================
RECENT SUBMISSIONS TO THE COMMITTEE
===========================
FIPA Click Here
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Click Here
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Click Here
Stanley Tromp, investigative journalist and author of the Canadian FOI Resource Website
Click Here
Environmental Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Victoria Click Here
============
MEETING NOTICES
============
Public meetings of the Special Committee to Review the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act are recorded
and transcribed by Hansard Services. Transcripts, along with
the Official Minutes, are printed and made available through the
Internet on the Committee’s website.
In addition, a live audio webcast of public meetings is produced
and available through the Committee’s website to enable
listeners to hear the proceedings in real-time. An archived
copy of the audio broadcast is retained on the Committee’s website.
PUBLIC HEARING - VANCOUVER
Date: Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Place:
Waddington Room, 900 West Georgia Street
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
* * *
PUBBLIC HEARING - VICTORIA
Date: Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Place:
Douglas Fir Committee Room 226, Parliament Buildings, Victoria
Agenda:
Public Hearing
==================
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
==================
Second Legislative Review (2003-2004):
Submissions
* PROPOSED REFORMS OF BC'S FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT – FIPA, August, 2005 – Click Here
* A PRESCRIPTION FOR "DR. DOE" – Proposed Revisions to s. 13
of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
in Response to the Decision in College of Physicians of British
Columbia v. British Columbia – January 19, 2004 – Click Here
* Information and Privacy Commissioner of BC's Submission
to Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information
and Protection of Privacy Act (Feb. 5, 2004) Click Here
* BC’S INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER LETTER
TO COMMITTEE PROTESTING PUBLIC SERVANTS’ PROPOSALS
TO WEAKEN THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACT
April 27, 2004
BC Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis
sent a letter opposing proposals by BC government bureaucrats
to change the FOI and privacy act on ways “that would undermine
the openness and accountability the government has promised."
The letter was sent to the Special Committee of the Legislature
that reviewed the Act in 2004. It fires a broadside against
a set of proposals submitted by public servants who were chafing
under the Act’s requirements to disclose information to the public.
The letter may be viewed in PDF format at Click Here
Legislative Committee Reports:
* Report of the Special Committee to Review the Freedom
of Information & Protection of Privacy Act (May 2004)Click Here
