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Quebec readies constitutional challenge to Canadian privacy law
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:05:04 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 08:46:10 -0500 From: Michael Geist <mgeist () pobox com> Subject: Quebec readies constitutional challenge to Canadian privacy law X-Sender: mgeist () mailbox uottawa ca To: dave () farber net <http://www.torontostar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1072739408672&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154> Federal privacy law to face legal challenge Tyler Hamilton Business ReporterThe Quebec government is preparing a constitutional challenge against a new federal privacy law that governs how businesses manage and protect customer information, the Star has learned.
With just two days left before the new federal privacy rules go into force, the Quebec Court of Appeal has cleared the way for the province's attorney-general to contest the "constitutional validity" of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, a law that will apply to any business in a province that doesn't already have its own private-sector privacy legislation. The province's position, outlined in a Dec. 17 Quebec Court of Appeal order obtained by the Star and translated into English, is that the federal law "interferes with Quebec's constitutional competence in matters of civil rights" and that the federal government has exceeded its jurisdiction.
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