Heavy rain kept numbers low on Saturday at a protest rally in Pickering where demonstrators called for the end of the Ford government. About 50 people showed up outside the commercial plaza on Kingston Road where Pickering-Uxbridge MPP and Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s office is located. Among them was Uxbridge resident Patricia Sayers. “We want […]

Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, May 2nd. This week, we begin with a developing voter privacy story out of Alberta.  Elections Alberta says there was no breach of its own systems — but that a copy of the provincial List of Electors, provided to a legitimate political recipient, may have been […]

May 1, 2026 – BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) recently had the opportunity to make a submission to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) regarding the Government of Canada’s proposal of Bill C-25. We have a lot to say about how political parties use personal information including a Commentary on how Information misuse puts you at risk, our involvement […]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Six transgender Idaho residents are suing the state in federal court, asking a federal judge to declare a strict new bathroom ban unconstitutional. The law, which goes into effect in July, is the strictest bathroom ban in the nation, subjecting people to time behind bars if they knowingly enter a bathroom, […]

Membertou First Nation’s chief and council are resetting the cannabis law process they have been working on for several years because they feel it needs more community participation and perspectives. Retired senator Dan Christmas, whom Chief Terry Paul asked to lead the original process in 2023, says the chief and band council want to make […]

A database belonging to an Alberta separatist group was shut down Thursday as elections officials and Mounties probe an alleged voter-list privacy breach affecting up to three million Albertans. “The RCMP has initiated an investigation and is working with other law enforcement partners in the province to determine if any offences have been committed,” Alberta’s […]

Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she’s accountable after a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official was granted a visa to visit Canada. But she says she didn’t know about the decision made by her department. Online news outlet Iran International reported Monday that Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj was granted a temporary resident visa […]

With their son in the throes of a mental health crisis last November, Bill and Faith Piersing did what they’d been told to do countless times before: They dialed 911. The couple were hoping for a helping hand to deescalate the situation and transport him to a hospital. Instead, the law enforcement officers who showed […]

MILAN (AP) — The international jury of the Venice Biennale resigned Thursday, just nine days before the world’s oldest and most important contemporary art fair opens, amid tensions over Russia’s participation and the panel’s decision to bar prizes for countries accused of crimes against humanity. The Biennale said in a statement that the jury, made […]

UPDATED 20260501 Inappropriate distribution of Alberta’s List of Electors highlights the need for enforceable privacy rights, independent oversight, and stronger protections against misuse of voter data  Press Release For Immediate Release Victoria April 30, 2026 –  The BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association is calling for stronger voter privacy protections following Elections Alberta’s warning […]

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is urging social media companies and digital platforms to report the number of accounts that have been suspended as part of the implementation of government regulations restricting access for children under 16, authorities said Wednesday. “We will continue to insist that compliance alone is not enough; we must also report […]

A Toronto police constable accused of leaking information to criminals in a wide-reaching corruption case will stay behind bars after a bail review in Ontario’s Superior Court. Const. Timothy Barnhardt is one of eight active and retired Toronto police officers charged in Project South, an organized crime and corruption investigation led by York Regional Police. […]