The Supreme Court of Canada has just held that the collective right to freedom
of expression in a lawful strike situation trumps an individual's right to control
of their information in a public setting, striking down the Alberta Personal
Information Protection Act (PIPA). Published by Wolters Kluwer CCH in Labour Notes (Number 1487).
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Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act Violates Charter (LN)
Martin P.J. Kratz, Q.C., and Stephen D. Burns
November 25, 2013
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