Dear Colleagues:

Unsolved Mysteries: What happened to the proposed Ontario private sector
privacy
legislation?

The Ontario Privacy of Personal Information Act was to be tabled in the
Legislative Assembly in late September 2002. However, the Ontario
government continually delayed introduction of the bill throughout the
fall and winter. With an election looming, it is now very unlikely that
the Ontario government will introduce its own private sector privacy
legislation.

In a recent Toronto Star article, Michael Geist, a  lawyer and
University of Ottawa professor, provides commentary on the Ontario's
government's failure to introduce the bill.

The article, “Privacy Popular, but Eves Dropped the Ball”, may be found
in the Monday, February 3, 2003, Law Bytes, @ Biz Section, of the
Toronto Star.

This article may also be viewed online at:
http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~geist/frameset.html

Best Regards,
Loryl MacDonald
AAO President
(416) 978-7657