Election Day is Monday, April 28th!  

Be sure to listen in as FIPA President Mike Larsen, Executive Director Jason Woywada, and Legal Researcher Spencer Izen sit down with me to discuss Canada's Federal Election and FIPA’s surveys questionnaires and guides.    

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This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, April 26th.  

It’s Election day on Monday, April 28th! 

We’ll start with the historic fines and action being taken against Meta and Apple in the European Union for privacy violations.  

We’ll shift to the privacy and access to information stories from across Canada, including great reminders about Border search and seizures by US Border Agents.  

That will lead us into our, now regular, look south of the border and internationally. 

We’ll wrap with a clip from our upcoming commentary between FIPA President Mike Larsen, Executive Director Jason Woywada, and Legal Researcher Spencer Izen taking a look at Canada's Federal Election discussing FIPA surveys questionnaires and guides.   

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20250426-access-and-privacy-online/ 

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-18/ 

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Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder  

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 The team here at Access and Privacy Online are taking the Easter Weekend off, and we hope you all have the opportunity to do the same. 

We’ll be back next week with more coverage of the headlines and commentary. In particular, in the coming week, we’ll be sharing a recent lecture from FIPA President Mike Larson, where he expounds on 'why Privacy matters, and why it matters right now'. 

We look forward to sharing that, and continuing to cover the upcoming Federal Election here in Canada, and relevant international news as well.

Take care, and have a good weekend. 

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This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, April 12th. We are entering week four of the federal election here in Canada. 

We’ll start with a few national stories before diving into the local journalism reports informed by and intersecting access to information privacy and information management across Canada.   

We have a couple of non-Trump related stories out of the US before we continue to consider the chaos emanating from south of the border with a look at some cybersecurity implications.   

And we’ll end with a look at a new bill to combat disinformation in elections from Quebec and FIPA’s own election survey.    

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20250412-access-and-privacy-online/ 

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-15/

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This is your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, April 5th, and we are entering week three of the federal election here in Canada. 

On the radar this week: 

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20250405-access-and-privacy-online/ 

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-14/ 

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FIPA was recently at the 27th Annual Victoria International Privacy & Security Summit. It was a great event with hundreds of cybersecurity and privacy professionals from around the globe addressing the topics facing the use and protection of your personal information.  

We were grateful and privileged to have an opportunity to have BC Information Commissioner Michael Harvey sit down with FIPA President Mike Larsen and Executive Director Jason Woywada to discuss everything from the state of current civil discourse to the insights gained during his first months as Commissioner in BC.  

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Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, March 29. 

In this week’s cast, we see Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston moving to turn the page on Bill 1 legislative changes. We also have our weekly scan of stories from the Canadian Press that intersect with access to information, privacy, and information management across Canada, the U.S., and around the world. And as Fraud Prevention Month draws to a close, we’ll take a look at cautionary tales in cybersecurity – including a Signal-related controversy in the U.S. 

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20250329-access-and-privacy-online/ 

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-13/ 

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The Canadian federal election is underway. 

In this week's commentary, join Patrick Farnsworth along with FIPA President Mike Larsen and Executive Director Jason Woywada with this week's special guest Duff Conacher, Executive Director of Democracy Watch. They’re all here to discuss the recent Ontario election and consider various tools from the non-profit sector that can help anyone casting their ballot make a more informed decision.  

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Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, March 22. 

We have multiple stories that put Premier Tim Houston and Nova Scotia back in the spotlight for aggressive legislation, plus a roundup of local stories across Canada intersecting with access to information, privacy, and information management.  

There’s still plenty of chaos coming from south of the border, impacting Americans’ privacy concerns, and we see a series of fascinating stories where the U.S. judiciary is subpoenaing foreign financial information to support a Russian citizen’s attempt to evade sanctions.  

Looking ahead to a potential Canadian federal election, we’ll highlight moves by Conservative governments at both the provincial and federal levels—Danielle Smith in Alberta aims to block federal oversight of the oil and gas sector, while her federal counterparts promise corporate tax cuts for the same industry, despite climate change concerns revealed through access to information. 

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20250322-access-and-privacy-online/ 

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-12/ 

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Coming up in your Access and Privacy News Summary for Saturday, March 8. 

This week, while Canadian privacy and access issues remain at the forefront of our consideration, much of the attention is directed to the elephant south of the border.

We do have a few Canadian stories, with a lot of US coverage, including AI-powered child monitoring battles, escalating international disputes, and new concerns over access to personal data.

Plus we were at the 27th Annual Victoria International Privacy & Security Summit, and we’ll bring you a snippet from our sit-down discussion with Commissioner Michael Harvey.

Show Notes: https://fipa.bc.ca/20250315-access-and-privacy-online/ 

Individual Stories: https://fipa.bc.ca/tag/2025-season-episode-11/ 

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Our Contributors: 

Writing: Shaun Fisk | Production: Patrick Farnsworth | Music: Breakmaster Cylinder

Access and Privacy Online: https://fipa.bc.ca/research-resources/podcasts/access-and-privacy-online/  

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