This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, August 23rd.
We start with a flip-flop from Alberta, where public backlash has forced Premier Danielle Smith to walk back plans to stop disclosing government expense receipts.
Our access and privacy scan across the country brings us stories ranging from the everyday challenges Canadians face trying to get information about local services to questions of national security as Canadian diplomats abroad come under attack.
We’ll look at the continuing impact of the Taliban in Afghanistan, with new stories reaching into Canada and Britain. And we wrap with developments south of the border, where privacy and access rights continue to collide with politics and commerce.
Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/nm/20250823-access-and-privacy-online/
Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-34
Protect your rights, Canadian MPs need to:
Stop Bill C-2 https://iclmg.ca/stop-bill-c-2/
Stop Bill C-4 Part 4 https://fipa.bc.ca/bill-c-4-2025/
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