Canadian Government Backs Down On Airport Recording 36
New submitter ryanakca writes "In a followup to a story we discussed on Sunday, Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has ordered a halt to the installation of eavesdropping equipment at Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport until a privacy review could be completed. Although 'similar audio-video equipment has been operating at other Canadian airports and ports of entry for "many years,"' the Canadian Border Safety Agency failed to complete the Privacy Commissioner's required 'privacy impact assessment' before the Ottawa airport installation."
Re:Wait for report... THEN install! (Score:5, Informative)
"While a completed (privacy impact assessment) is not a requirement that prevents the CBSA from continuing with AV monitoring and recording, it will provide us with additional information concerning how we can strengthen current practices and continue to evolve our operations," Nadon said.
Nope, it's install and use regardless of the report...
Re:This gov't doesn't care about (our) privacy (Score:5, Informative)
So the Conservatives staged a coup by forcing the left-wing parties to push them into an election that no-one other than the left-wing politicians actually wanted?
They're even more cunning than we thought!
The election was forced because Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Milliken ruled that Bev Oda, a minister of the Crown, and, separately, the Cabinet itself could both possibly be in contempt of parliament,[10] the latter for its ongoing refusal to meet opposition requests for details of proposed bills and their cost estimates.[11] [wikipedia.org]
SO, the Conservatives wouldn't disclose the budget costs, the Conservative Speaker found that they were possibly in Contempt on two issues.
But you're okay with that [wikipedia.org] apparently. "Transparency and accountability for thee, but not for me": CPC's unspoken slogan.
PS, if you think the Liberal Party is "left-wing" you're out of your mind. They're mildly corporatist but wise enough to see which way the wind blows and change accordingly. Unlike the current ideologues...
Oh, and you're also wrong in that the "left-wing" parties did not want an election, but the Conservatives forced it by being in Contempt - you know, the only crime (Contempt of Court) where you can get indefinite time behind bars.