Liberals ‘Completely Unwilling’ to Hold Political Parties to Account on Privacy

Liberals ‘Completely Unwilling’ to Hold Political Parties to Account on Privacy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—A leading expert on personal−information law says the Trudeau government is unwilling to hold political parties to the same level of accountability it is demanding of other organizations in its current revamp of the federal privacy regime.

Teresa Scassa, a law professor at the University of Ottawa, says the Liberals are imposing significant new obligations on many organizations but “they’re simply not willing to hold themselves” and other parties to account as political entities.