Description: Federal Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has told the Commons finance committee that a private member’s bill to increase disclosure of union finances “is a significant privacy intrusion.”

Source: Canadian Labour Reporter

Date: 11/08/2012

Link: http://www.labour-reporter.com/articleview/16665-union-accountability-bill-raises-serious-privacy-concerns-privacy-commissioner

Related links:

• Pro-C-377 opinion piece from the Toronto Star

• Anti-C-377 opinion piece from the Toronto Star

• Office of the privacy commissioner of Canada

• Webcast of Stoddart’s appearance before the finance committee

• Bill C-377

• Earlier update

Questions for discussion:

• What does Bill C-377 seek to do?

• Summarize Jennifer Stoddart’s analysis of this bill.

• What are the arguments in favour of passing this bill?

• What are the arguments against?

• Which arguments do you find most convincing?

• Do you think the benefits that would come from this bill would outweigh the privacy concerns? Why or why not?