A Turn in Tide: Carter versus Rodriguez
Some months ago, the Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) ruling in Carter v Canada (Attorney General), [2015] 1 SCR 331 [Carter] made national headlines. Although all decisions of the SCC are important,...
Tagged: Access to Information
Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. v. Minister of Health – Part III
In Merck Frosst v. Canada, 2012 SCC 3, the forefront of the debate rests on the balance between commercial confidentiality and government transparency. In this 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court...
Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. v. Minister of Health – Part II
Can innovator pharmaceutical companies rely on exemptions in the Access to Information Act (the “Act”) to block the disclosure of documents that might contain information that could hurt its business?...
Part 2: Freedom of Information From Osama To Ottawa
Even though our freedom of information legislation has not been thrust into the spotlight as violently as it did in the United States recently, we, as active citizens and civic...
