Nov 042012
 

1.     CONTINUATION OF MY TRIAL I expect the hearing in the Appeal Court to be fairly short (Regina, 10:00am tomorrow).  My lawyer will present argument.  He is concise.   I don’t know how long the Court will take to write its decision. The last update on the Trial was:  2012-02-01 Judgment. Court of Queen’s Bench, Sandra […]

Nov 022012
 

In follow-up to: 2012-07-13  StatsCan Surveys, Complaint to the Privacy Commissioner – Mr. Prosper Beral,  Senior Privacy Investigator, took on my complaint.   I spoke with him, providing background details and answering questions. – August 22, 2012 I received  Reply 1 from Privacy CommissionerIMG – On October 31, a phone call from Zladimir (Kitchener) prompted me […]

Aug 022012
 

Important video:  http://www.democracynow.org/2012/4/20/whistleblower_the_nsa_is_lying_us Notes: “NSA” is the U.S. National Security Agency. We discussed Northcom in about 2008 with the integration of the Canadian and U.S. Military through the “Troop Exchange Agreement” and the new “Canada First Defence Strategy“. I’ll find time to provide the links to information on the Utah data collection and storage facility discussed in earlier […]

Aug 022012
 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/privacy-concerns-spur-toews-to-shelve-airport-eavesdropping-plan/article4351324/JIM BRONSKILL OTTAWA — The Canadian Press The federal government has hit the pause button on its plan to eavesdrop at border points amid a brewing storm of privacy concerns. But there were still more questions than answers Tuesday about the surveillance plan. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said he has told the Canada Border […]

Aug 022012
 
2012-07-30  Privacy advocates condemn licence plate scanners used by B.C. police

http://www.vancouversun.com/Privacy+advocates+condemn+licence+plate+scanners+used+police/7014353/story.html Devices being used as surveillance tools, activist says By CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS, Vancouver Sun Sgt. Rick Stewart explains the workings of automated  licence plate cameras, which scan and check the status of vehicle licences. Photograph by: ian lindsay , Vancouver  Sun Provincial RCMP and Vancouver police are using the same automated licence  plate scanners that […]

Jul 152012
 

“In fostering the underlying values of dignity, integrity and autonomy, it is fitting that s. 8 of the Charter should seek to protect a biographical core of personal information which individuals in a free and democratic society would wish to maintain and control from dissemination to the state.” See:  2010-12-23  Charter of Rights and Freedoms, […]

May 272012
 
2012-05-25 Dyslexic man, learning-disabled wife charged for not filing census form

By Andrew Duffy, The Ottawa  Citizen May 25, 2012 Comment 37 Eric Stone, 48, said he opened the door Thursday to an  Ontario Provincial Police officer, who politely informed him he was being  arrested for failing to fill out the 2011 short-form  census. OTTAWA — A dyslexic Pembroke man is outraged that he’s been charged […]

Feb 212012
 

Mr. Toews,   Thank you for your email and the additional information. If however, what you say is true, I wonder why the privacy commissioners and ombudsmans’ offices of every Canadian province and territory as well as the Federal Privacy Commissioner would be so concerned about this Bill? For your information, I have reproduced below the […]

Feb 012012
 

RE:  My trial over non-compliance with the 2006 census (because part of the census work is out-sourced to Lockheed Martin Corporation).  I received summons to court in March 2008. Provincial Court Judge Sheila Whelan eventually found me guilty but gave an absolute discharge.   The guilty decision was appealed to Court of Queen’s Bench. Mr. Justice Konkin […]

Dec 062011
 

Letter-to-Editor by Donovan Carter,  regarding Labour Force Survey http://www.comoxvalleyrecord.com/opinion/letters/135129418.html Comox Valley Record posted Dec 6, 2011 at 3:00 PM Are Tories getting data via backdoor route? Dear editor, I have been in contact with the constituency office of Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan regarding the receipt of notice from Statistics Canada that the occupants of […]