By Brandon Pardy/ The Independent.ca Published on February 13, 2014 On Jan. 16 the Supreme Court of Canada decided it will hear an appeal (of an appeal) regarding a terminally ill patient’s right to end her pain. It all … Read More
Media Coverage
B.C. to give police more powers to find missing people
Posted onBy Brian Morton/ Vancouver Sun Published on February 13, 2014 The province wants to give police more power to collect information in missing-persons cases. A bill introduced to the legislature Thursday would allow police to get a court order forcing … Read More
Editorial: Bigger Brother
Posted onBy North Shore News Published February 12, 2014 In case you missed it on Tuesday, along with a federal budget in Ottawa, a speech from the throne in Victoria, and a little athletic contest happening in Sochi, a movement was … Read More
Youth faces forfeiture case over drug buy
Posted onBy Sunny Dhillon/theglobeandmail.com British Columbia’s Civil Forfeiture Office is attempting to seize a vehicle from a youth over a $20 crack transaction, arguing it is permitted to confiscate the car because the defendant used the proceeds of drug activities to … Read More
Canada’s Spies Are Out of Control
Posted onBy Christopher Malmo/ Vice.com Published February 11, 2014 here was an alarming lack of sustained outrage when it was revealed that CSEC, Canada’s NSA, was testing out a spying program on thousands of innocent Canadian air travellers. In response to … Read More
The Day The World Fought Back
Posted onIn the last year, the world has learned that mass surveillance by governments knows no bounds. Today, February 11th, internet users around the world are standing together. Today, individuals, civil society organizations, and thousands of websites will let the world’s … Read More
If It Ain’t Broke… Voter ID Rules Undemocratic and Unnecessary
Posted onAs the old adage goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But that’s exactly what the government decided to do back in 2007 when amendments to voting laws came into force requiring all voters to provide proof of their … Read More
CSEC Wi-Fi snooping experiment prompts calls for review
Posted onBy CBC News/cbc.ca A B.C. MP is calling for an independent review of the activities of Canada’s electronic spy agency, after CBC News revealed this week that the agency conducted an experiment tracking internet users who logged in through wireless access points at Canadian … Read More
Spy agency’s work with CSIS, RCMP fuels fears of privacy breaches
Posted onBy Colin Freeze/theglobeandmail.com Canada’s foreign-intelligence surveillance agency received nearly 300 requests for assistance from domestic security agencies over a four-year period – a degree of collaboration that is raising alarm bells for privacy advocates. A disclosure from Communications Security Establishment … Read More
Would a Police Record Check Cost You a Job? The Answer Might Surprise You
Posted onHave you been affected by the release of non-conviction information on a police record check? If so, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC wants to hear from you! Scroll down to the end of this post … Read More
