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FIPA Bulletin – October 2008
Here is the Fall Update for our members.
In this Issue:
- FIPA joins with newspaper and taxpayer groups to challenge federal Conservatives on failure to fulfil Access to Information promises
- Campaign for Open Government pauses to prepare for 2009 push
- Electronic health records in BC no cause to rejoice!
- All-party review of BC’s Personal Information Protection Act
- Federal ‘No Fly’ list
- Are Corporate subsidiaries of public bodies covered by the FOI act?
- Province using Crown copyright to suppress dissemination of information
- Another bad habit: Designating information as ‘Out of Scope’ of an FOI request
- FIPA requests submissions to government during consultations on the FOI Act
- The Privacy and Identity Theft Conference 2008: Creating a Trusted Environment for Commerce and Communication
Tags
"Out of Scope"BC Provincial ConsultationCanadian Newspapers AssociationCanadian Taxpayers FederationCorporate SubsidiariesCrown CopyrightDefinition of "Public Body"Election PromisesElectronic Medical RecordsHealth Information Access and Protection of Privacy Act (e-Health Act)Law ReformNo Fly ListOpen GovernmentPersonal Information Protection Act (PIPA)Provincial e-Health Privacy and Security InitiativeRelease of Submissions During ConsultationSecrecy
Here is the Fall Update for our members.
In this Issue:
- FIPA joins with newspaper and taxpayer groups to challenge federal Conservatives on failure to fulfil Access to Information promises
- Campaign for Open Government pauses to prepare for 2009 push
- Electronic health records in BC no cause to rejoice!
- All-party review of BC’s Personal Information Protection Act
- Federal ‘No Fly’ list
- Are Corporate subsidiaries of public bodies covered by the FOI act?
- Province using Crown copyright to suppress dissemination of information
- Another bad habit: Designating information as ‘Out of Scope’ of an FOI request
- FIPA requests submissions to government during consultations on the FOI Act
- The Privacy and Identity Theft Conference 2008: Creating a Trusted Environment for Commerce and Communication
Tags
"Out of Scope"BC Provincial ConsultationCanadian Newspapers AssociationCanadian Taxpayers FederationCorporate SubsidiariesCrown CopyrightDefinition of "Public Body"Election PromisesElectronic Medical RecordsHealth Information Access and Protection of Privacy Act (e-Health Act)Law ReformNo Fly ListOpen GovernmentPersonal Information Protection Act (PIPA)Provincial e-Health Privacy and Security InitiativeRelease of Submissions During ConsultationSecrecy