Blog Archive (Year: 2023)
Ontario – Using Faxes in Health Care
In Saskatchewan, my office has done numerous reports on misdirected faxes. See our blog Raising Awareness of the Facts about Fax. The access and privacy commissioners across Canada have passed a resolution encouraging the discontinuance of fax machines in the health care sector. See the resolution. The Federal Privacy Commissioner has issued an updated guidance... read more
Live Streaming a Public Meeting
The Legislative Assembly broadcasts its proceedings over the internet. Each word spoken by an MLA is recorded and published in Hansard. Hansard is available to the public. Similarly, committees of the Legislative Assembly are public, sometimes broadcasted and recorded in Hansard. Both video and text are available on the Legislative Assembly website at (www.legassembly.sk.ca/). Committees can decide to go... read more
The Legislation Act- Things to Know
I had formerly prepared a blog that discussed The Interpretation Act, 1995 and some things to look out for as it relates to FOIP and LA FOIP. However, The Interpretation Act, 1995 was replaced in May 2019 by The Legislation Act (Legislation Act), so this blog has been updated to reflect those changes. There are... read more
Flip These Resources
Our office has been busy transforming the way our resources look to provide a more creative and interactive experience than a typical pdf. We have been converting various pdf resources on our website with flipbooks. Once complete, they will be available under the resources tab. Don’t stress, you will still have the ability to access... read more