tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post115908994447145550..comments2024-03-29T04:13:44.353-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Did Dion, Dryden, and Brison Violate Federal Law?bigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1159494393443566562006-09-28T21:46:00.000-04:002006-09-28T21:46:00.000-04:00It's an interesting question, but the federal priv...It's an interesting question, but the federal privacy law (PIPEDA) likely doesn't apply in this case. I've written a bit about the reason why at <A HREF="http://www.privacylawyer.ca/blog/2006/09/pipeda-and-elections-or-leadership.html" REL="nofollow">Canadian Privacy Law: PIPEDA and elections or leadership campaigns</A>.privacylawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943567746055311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1159133177625653452006-09-24T17:26:00.000-04:002006-09-24T17:26:00.000-04:00I do like the employment of the question mark in y...I do like the employment of the question mark in your title at the end of what would otherwise be a ridiculous statement, a la Fox News.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557812182283316971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1159125449775237472006-09-24T15:17:00.000-04:002006-09-24T15:17:00.000-04:00Winnipeg liberal,That's true, so please note the c...Winnipeg liberal,<BR/><BR/>That's true, so please note the caveats. I can see how this might be a violation; I am not certain it is.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1159124788007018342006-09-24T15:06:00.000-04:002006-09-24T15:06:00.000-04:00I am not a lawyer either, but it seems to me that,...I am not a lawyer either, but it seems to me that, if BigCityLib is correct that PIPEDA applies to the sharing of membership information, I don't know how a confidentiality agreement gets you outside of PIPEDA. <BR/><BR/>It might keep you within the party's rules, but how you can sign a contract that gets you outside of federal law?<BR/><BR/>That's like an employment contract that says worker safety rules and the minimum wage don't apply. It won't fly, Wilbur.Winnipeg Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060493678110210249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-1159119208957499982006-09-24T13:33:00.000-04:002006-09-24T13:33:00.000-04:00I am also not a lawyer, just a lowly law student, ...I am also not a lawyer, just a lowly law student, but I do think that it was within the rules to give the membership lists to the Globe strictly for the purpose of conducting a poll, since the terms of the confidentiality agreement permit the lists to be used by an outside source if the source signs a confidentiality agreement, which the polling company did.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557812182283316971noreply@blogger.com