Mark Furey says an executive director will oversee the privacy element of the office’s duties as part of an attempt to provide it with more resources. Continue reading →

Halifax’s decision not to follow the information commissioner’s recommendation effectively ends efforts to release the contract unless the municipality is taken to court. Continue reading →

The report was published on the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s (OIPC) website on Wednesday, Continue reading →

The Halifax Regional Municipality has only released a redacted version of the letter of offer to its former chief administrative officer, Richard Butts. Continue reading →

The report also details the “extraordinary” increase in the caseload of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner and the challenges it faces with very limited resources.  Continue reading →

All parties are set to appear in court on April 1, 2019, at which time they’ll present arguments on Bay Ferries’ motion to throw out the case altogether. Continue reading →

Finance Minister Karen Casey opened house business by announcing the spring budget will be tabled on March 26. Continue reading →

Catherine Tully made an impassioned plea on the need to overhaul Nova Scotia’s privacy legislation during an appearance Wednesday before the legislature’s public accounts committee. Continue reading →

Since 2017, privacy commissioner Catherine Tully has said that Nova Scotia’s access-to-information laws “are not always up to the task” of defending citizens’ democratic rights. Continue reading →

Without that information, it’s impossible to tell how much of the ferry’s annual subsidy — it’s projected to receive $10.9 million for 2018 — is paid to Bay Ferries for simply being in charge of the service. Continue reading →