AI and mental health care: opportunities and oversight

We need robust oversight of AI technologies used to influence and sell a state of mind meant to improve our emotional well-being.
Don’t forget the harms of not sharing health data

Health information must often be shared so that critical and informed decisions can be made.
Government’s efforts to introduce privacy rules for federal political parties wholly inadequate and totally cynical

If Bill C-47 passes, political parties will remain the only type of group in Canada that don’t have to abide by the basic privacy standards that apply to government agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations.
Canadians can’t wait for consumer privacy reform

New federal consumer privacy law is urgently needed so consumers have updated rights and protections, and the businesses that are fueling economic growth and innovation have clear rules.
Privacy czar’s Home Depot investigation exposes weaknesses in Ottawa’s new privacy bill

There should be no room for ‘implied’ consent in Bill C-27. It is a dated idea that creates confusion for consumers, and for businesses, as in the case of Home Depot.
It’s time to bring Canada’s privacy law into the digital age

Parliamentarians need to advance the proposed Consumer Privacy Protection Act, for the sake of Canadian consumers and the economy they rely on.
Canadians’ privacy could take a serious hit this coming legislative session

OTTAWA—Government actions coming our way this year will dramatically affect Canadians’ personal data if left as is. One action, partly hidden and under-reported, involves federal, provincial, and territorial officials playing politics with our most sensitive personal health data. Behind closed doors, they have been formalizing a Pan-Canadian Health Data plan. This plan is about electronically […]