In this issue: 2012 BC Informatiion Summit tackles “Government 2.0” Just Rewards: Darrell Evans awarded Grace-Pépin Access to Information Award OIPC to investigate government’s failure to post FOI requests after FIPA complaint BC election law still has constitutional problems despite BC Court of Appeal ruling Lock Down: wall of secrecy around Ministry of Health privacy […]

In this issue: Big Challenges ahead for Freedom of Information and Privacy Government reaches a new low in FOI avoidance FIPA calls for penalties when government abuses FOI process FOIPPA Amendments pave way to unprecedented sharing of personal information BC government abandons e-Health Act, issues Health Minister a free pass to collect personal health information […]

In this issue: FIPA asks Commissioner to Investigate illegal destruction of BC Cabinet e-mail E-Health privacy campaign urges people to demand rights or opt out Campaign for Open Government hammers BC Liberals’ FOI performance New FIPA study says BC’s FOI performance is even worse than last reported by the Information Commissioner Enhanced Driver Licences and […]