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• Report on Registration of Ken Dobell Under the Lobbyists Registration Act (28 May 2007)
• Deemed Refusal Fact Sheet (see revised Policies & Procedures Nov. 2006)
• Policy for Processing Deemed Refusals (see revised Policies & Procedures Nov. 2006)
• Keeping School Safe for Students (Oct. 27, 2000)
• Collection & Disclosure of Personal Information Between Health Care        Providers and Policing Agencies under FIPPA (Sept. 1, 1998)

USA Patriot Act Resources

• Report Copy:  "Privacy & the USA Patriot Act - Implications for British Columbia Public Sector Outsourcing"
• BC Supreme Court decision on Court Challenge to MSP Outsourcing (March 23, 2005) (Appeal Filed)
• Details about report release
• Letter to Minister calling for improvements to Bill 73 (Oct. 29, 2004)
• Letters to Minister seeking clarification of Bill 73 (Oct. 8 & 18, 2004)
• Press release (Commissioner's call for Bill 73 improvements) (Oct. 29, 2004)
• Press Release (release of report) (Oct. 29, 2004)
• Invitation for submissions (archive) (May 2004)

Speeches

• Creating Managing Records (Right to Know Week Speech October 2007)

• One Information and Privacy Commissioner's Perspective on Privacy and Administrative Decisions (Osgoode CLE) (Oct. 4 & 5, 2006)

• Transborder Data Flows & Privacy--An Update on Work in Progress (7th Annual Privacy & Security Conference - Victoria) (Feb. 10, 2006)

• Information Technology, National Security & Privacy Protection (Annual Conference Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice)      (Sept. 29 & 30, 2005)

• The USA Patriot Act & Personal Privacy--Implications for Government Contracting (Cyber Security for Government Conference - Canadian Institute) (Sept. 28 & 29, 2005)

• The National Security Imperative--Is the Private Sector Becoming An     Arm of the State?  (Aug. 16, 2005)

• Privacy & Security: Are They Irreconcilable Interests? (Oct. 28, 2004)
• Personal Information & Health Research: What Price Consent?  What Value? (Oct. 27, 2004)
• Privacy & Research Uses of Health Information (May 18, 2004) 
• Arbitrators & Privacy Commissioners - Why They Should Listen to Each Other (May 4-5, 2004) 
• Identity, Privacy & Security - Can Technology Really Reconcile Them? (Feb. 12, 2004) 
• Privacy & Health Research. What price consent? What value?     (Sept. 29, 2003) 
• Personal Information & Health Research - What Price Consent? What Value?  (Sept. 2003)
• Access to Information, Privacy & Administrative Tribunals (Oct. 27, 2002)
• Privacy & Law Enforcement - Getting the Balance Right (Sept. 19, 2002)

Public Comments

• Commissioner's letter to the Editor regarding Virginia Tech Report (31 August 2007)
• Commissioner's letter to Health Minister about PharmaNet Bill (Bill 26) (May 2, 2007)
• Commissioner's comments on Labour and Citizens' Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 25) - Amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) (Apr. 26, 2007)
• Commissioner's letter to President of BCTF re Surrey Teachers' Association resolution on HIV/AIDS status of students (March 16, 2007)
• Commissioner's letter to the Minister about OIPC budget cuts (Sept. 27, 2006)
• Commissioner's letter to Mayors and Councils about local government surveillance bylaws (Aug. 30, 2006)
• Commissioner's letter to federal Ministers on digital rights management (May 17, 2006)
• Commissioner's letter to Vancouver Police Department about video surveillance (May 12, 2006)
• Further comments by Commissioner on Bill 30 (Apr. 28, 2006)
• Commissioner comments on Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act No. 2 (Bill 30) - Amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) (Apr. 27, 2006)
• Commissioner comments on Safety Standards Act Amendments (Bill 25) (Apr. 6, 2006)
• Commissioner’s Response to Concerns About Computer Network Breach (Mar. 24, 2006)

Submissions

• Submission to House of Commons Subcommittee on Public Safety & National Security Review of the Anti-Terrorism Act (Apr. 8, 2005)
• Submission to the Standing Committee on Citizenship & Immigration on a National Identity Card (Feb. 17, 2003) 

Legislative & Parliamentary Committee Reports

• House of Commons Canada (Interim) Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration - A National Identity Card for Canada? (Oct. 2003)

Right to Know Week

• Right to Know Week 2007 Events
• Right to Know Week 2008 Events

Letters of Support

• Commissioner supports federal Privacy Commissioner on money laundering powers (Oct. 4, 2005)

Archived News Releases

• Press Release - Assessment Tool to Combat Privacy Breaches Released (Dec. 15, 2006)
• Press Release - Commissioner releases report on sale of tapes (Mar. 31, 2006)
• Press Release - Commissioner welcomes government's Costco decision (Feb. 3, 2006)
• Press Release - Adjudicator orders Ministry to process FOI request for Oil & Gas Panel records (Feb. 2, 2006)
• Press Release - Commissioner investigates theft of medical records (Jan. 30, 2006)
• Privacy Remains Vulnerable, Commissioner Warns In Annual Report (Press Release, July 30, 2004)

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