shockedcanadian
Diamond Member
- Aug 6, 2012
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We have had our Charter of Rights and Freedoms accidentally deleted for a couple of decades as well.
Just an odd error. Maybe someone sabotaging the government and trying to hurt them?
OTTAWA — The federal government says it’s "looking into" what appears to be the accidental removal of a privacy provision in its Online Streaming Act.
Earlier this week, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist outlined in a blog post that a privacy provision in the legislation was removed only two months after the bill became law, through an amendment contained in another bill.
The heritage department said it is now aware of the issue.
"We have recently been made aware of what appears to be an inadvertent oversight in a coordinating amendment and are looking into it," a spokesperson said in a statement.
Geist said that statement "appears to confirm that this was a mistake on the government’s part."
"Given the importance of privacy, it is the type of mistake that just can’t happen and which needs to be fixed as soon as possible," he said in an email.
The Online Streaming Act updated Canada’s Broadcasting Act to capture online streamers like Netflix.
While it was making its way through the legislative process, Sen. Julie Miville-DechĂŞne introduced an amendment, based on the recommendation of the federal privacy commissioner, which then became part of the legislation.
It stated the Online Streaming Act would be construed and applied in a manner consistent with individuals’ right to privacy.
Just an odd error. Maybe someone sabotaging the government and trying to hurt them?
OTTAWA — The federal government says it’s "looking into" what appears to be the accidental removal of a privacy provision in its Online Streaming Act.
Earlier this week, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist outlined in a blog post that a privacy provision in the legislation was removed only two months after the bill became law, through an amendment contained in another bill.
The heritage department said it is now aware of the issue.
"We have recently been made aware of what appears to be an inadvertent oversight in a coordinating amendment and are looking into it," a spokesperson said in a statement.
Geist said that statement "appears to confirm that this was a mistake on the government’s part."
"Given the importance of privacy, it is the type of mistake that just can’t happen and which needs to be fixed as soon as possible," he said in an email.
The Online Streaming Act updated Canada’s Broadcasting Act to capture online streamers like Netflix.
While it was making its way through the legislative process, Sen. Julie Miville-DechĂŞne introduced an amendment, based on the recommendation of the federal privacy commissioner, which then became part of the legislation.
It stated the Online Streaming Act would be construed and applied in a manner consistent with individuals’ right to privacy.
