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For a complete list of all blog posts please click hereContinuing, “Change is in the Air”
My seventh Annual Report focuses on updating access and privacy legislation across our country; thus, the title “Change is in the Air”. As we were finalizing this Annual Report, a number of events occurred which we did not include in our Annual Report. In Newfoundland, a Report by the ATIPPA Statutory Review Committee, chaired by... read more
What about the email attachments?
The majority of the time, records related to communications between parties are now in the form of emails. These may be single emails, or an email thread comprised of a number of emails between different parties. In some cases, the emails or email threads may contain attachments. Unless the applicant has indicated they are not... read more
Why some reviews and investigations cannot pass go
If you have ever contacted our office regarding a concern with how a public body (government institution or local authority) or trustee has responded to your access to information request or handled your personal information or personal health information, you probably heard that we are an office of last resort. As the oversight body, we... read more
What is evidence in a review?
Simply saying something is true doesn’t always make it so. For example, telling me a particular store is closed on a given holiday won’t necessarily make me believe it is. Showing me the store’s website holiday schedule is likely to make me believe it a bit more. Driving me by the store on Christmas day... read more