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Privacy and Proportionality: The Supreme Court finds Alberta Privacy Legislation Unconstitutional

Privacy and Proportionality: The Supreme Court finds Alberta Privacy Legislation Unconstitutional

Privacy legislation frequently pits the importance of safeguarding personal information against the constitutional protection of freedom of expression. In Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401 (“UFCW”), the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") has made an important statement about the permissible extent of privacy protection, and the importance of […]