John Cotter | Canadian Press | November 15, 2013
The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday struck down Alberta &s privacy law as unconstitutional in a case where a union photographed and videotaped people crossing a picket line during a long strike…
The union posted signs near the picket line saying images of people crossing the line might be posted on a website.
Several people cited Alberta &s Personal Information Protection Act in their complaints to the provincial information and privacy commissioner.
The commissioner appointed an adjudicator, who ruled that the union had violated the act.
But a court found that the ruling violated the union &s rights and the Alberta Court of Appeal granted the union a constitutional exemption from the act.
The Supreme Court, in a 9-0 ruling, essentially agreed, but also threw out the whole law. It has given the province a year to make appropriate changes.
For more on the story see: http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/11/15/alberta-privacy-law-ruled-unconstitutional-after-dispute-over-union-photos-of-people-crossing-picket-line/