tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post111636753677635858..comments2024-03-08T07:29:54.585-04:00Comments on Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Saskatchewan drafts MDs to administer opt-out for provincial cancer registryprivacylawyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03943567746055311435noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6273930.post-1117083303356378312005-05-26T01:55:00.000-03:002005-05-26T01:55:00.000-03:00The Saskatchewan 'left/right' politcal system has ...The Saskatchewan 'left/right' politcal system has made change and fairness rather moot here in Saskatchewan.<BR/><BR/>We have a 'marginalized' privacy act - wherein they limit powers of privacy commissioner.<BR/><BR/>The saskatchewan people should rally around Mr. Dickson [best Privacy Commissioner Saskatchewan has ever seen] and demand ammendments to the provincial privacy act - to broaden the commisioner's powers in review.<BR/><BR/>For an example - the legislation does not permit the commissioner to 'order a government agency to disclose records' - the commissioner makes 'recomendations' and then the head of the department complained about gets to decide to follow them or not!<BR/><BR/>So - how is that for fair - then one must apply to court of queens bench for a review of the decision of the head - sounds like a 'red' tape system.<BR/><BR/>At least we have a privacy commissioner in Saskatchewan who really is qualified [nor is he left/right!]- but with only two staff and a government [obviously] unwilling to increase their budget - it must be very difficult for them - but he shall not cave to that.<BR/><BR/>So people of saskatchewan speak out to our so-called leaders [even though they are not listening] that they need to broaden the privacy act and the office of the information and privacy commissioner should be recieving a fair budget.<BR/><BR/>After all these are 'your rights' that are at stake!<BR/><BR/>Don MunteanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com