Canada needs a modern, national health data architecture
We have seen immense innovation in the space of artificial intelligence. Our lack of a national health data architecture will hobble us in this internationally competitive field.
Between an AI rock and a hard place: balancing privacy and artificial innovation
By creating impractical and technically arduous rules around the use of personal information, Parliament risks squandering its investment in AI innovation.
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 […]
