Your Access and Privacy Online News Summary for Saturday, April 25th.

This week, access-to-information rights are under pressure in Ontario and British Columbia, civil society is warning Parliament about Bill C-22, and new Ipsos polling shows Canadians want stronger privacy rules for federal political parties. 

We’ll also look at FOI records, AI policy, connected vehicles, and major privacy and rights stories from the United States and Europe. 

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Full Show Links

FIPA Bill C-4

• House of Commons E-Petition
  • https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Sign/e-7237
• Voterprivacy.ca
  • www.voterprivacy.ca

Network Engagement

• Ford government to bypass public hearings on freedom-of-information clampdown
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/ford-government-to-bypass-public-hearings-on-freedom-of-information-clampdown
• Ford’s controversial omnibus budget bill passes final vote at Queen’s Park
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/budget-bill-final-vote-9.7174306
• Les Leyne: Can you access a B.C. government file? Nein
  • https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-leyne-can-you-access-a-bc-government-file-nein-12179367
• Vaughn Palmer: Under cover of DRIPA, NDP pressing on with legislation to weaken FOI
  • https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/vaughn-palmer-under-cover-of-dripa-ndp-pressing-on-with-legislation-to-weaken-foi/ar-AA21vVcQ
• Civil Society to Parliament: Kill Bill C-22
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/civil-society-to-parliament-kill-bill-c-22
• Voterprivacy.ca
  • www.voterprivacy.ca
• 2026 IPSOS Political Privacy Survey
  • www.voterprivacy.ca/ipsossurvey
• Protections Wanted for How Federal Political Parties Use Personal Information
  • https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/protections-wanted-how-federal-political-parties-use-personal-information

Canadian Access

• Mayor and councillor breach code of conduct
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/mayor-and-councillor-breach-code-of-conduct/
  • Eastern Graphic – https://www.peicanada.com/eastern_graphic/mayor-and-councillor-breach-code-of-conduct/article_56595bdd-20e0-4766-97a3-b9004258dd44.html
• Ontario to sell $29-million jet bought for Premier Doug Ford after backlash
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/ontario-to-sell-29-million-jet-bought-for-premier-doug-ford-after-backlash/
• Ford promises no more inmates will be improperly released from jail
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/ford-promises-no-more-inmates-will-be-improperly-released-from-jail/
• Six mistakenly released inmates still at large, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/six-mistakenly-released-inmates-still-at-large-ontario-premier-doug-ford-says/
• FOI documents suggest plant-based milk facility linked to deadly outbreak was ‘haven for listeria,’ experts say
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/foi-documents-suggest-plant-based-milk-facility-linked-to-deadly-outbreak-was-haven-for-listeria-experts-say/
• Reality of AI policy proves challenging
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/reality-of-ai-policy-proves-challenging/
  • Times Chronicle – https://www.timeschronicle.ca/reality-of-ai-policy-proves-challenging/
• Anand: Global Affairs called in Israeli ambassador after Canadian killed in Lebanon
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/anand-global-affairs-called-in-israeli-ambassador-after-canadian-killed-in-lebanon/

Canadian Privacy

• Privacy Commissioner says stronger data laws needed as Canada readies for Chinese EVs
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/privacy-commissioner-says-stronger-data-laws-needed-as-canada-readies-for-chinese-evs/
• City of Montreal in court trying to overturn landmark police racial profiling ruling
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/city-of-montreal-in-court-trying-to-overturn-landmark-police-racial-profiling-ruling/

US Access and Privacy

• Republicans plan big spending to keep Ohio’s Senate seat. A bribery scandal adds to their challenges
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/republicans-plan-big-spending-to-keep-ohios-senate-seat-a-bribery-scandal-adds-to-their-challenges/
• A big midterms year in Arizona kicks off with the state’s largest county embroiled in election drama
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/a-big-midterms-year-in-arizona-kicks-off-with-the-states-largest-county-embroiled-in-election-drama/
• Takeaways from AP investigation that found problems in the backgrounds of some new ICE officers
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/takeaways-from-ap-investigation-that-found-problems-in-the-backgrounds-of-some-new-ice-officers/
• Massachusetts legal aid program helps immigrants in immigration court
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/massachusetts-legal-aid-program-helps-immigrants-in-immigration-court/
• Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn’t listening
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/trump-wants-to-stop-states-from-regulating-ai-this-utah-republican-isnt-listening/
• Trump wants data on California’s trans and abortion care. Can the state stop him?
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/trump-wants-data-on-californias-trans-and-abortion-care-can-the-state-stop-him/

International Access and Privacy

• Starmer’s Mandelson nightmare never ends. This time, it may cost him his job as UK leader
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/starmers-mandelson-nightmare-never-ends-this-time-it-may-cost-him-his-job-as-uk-leader/
• Starmer rejects calls to resign over Mandelson appointment as pressure builds
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/starmer-rejects-calls-to-resign-over-mandelson-appointment-as-pressure-builds/
• Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation violates EU law, court finds
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/hungarys-anti-lgbtq-legislation-violates-eu-law-court-finds/

Other FIPA Updates

• Access and Privacy Online in the Classroom
  • https://fipa.bc.ca/access-and-privacy-online-in-the-classroom/

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