R v Vice Media : The Special Role of the Press
When should judges grant police access to a media company’s communications with a source? What if that source is suspected of engaging in terrorist activity? In R v Vice Media...
Category: Access to Information
Google v Equustek: An Attempt to Domestically Govern a Global Resource
On June 28, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc, 2017 SCC 34 [Google] which granted a worldwide interlocutory injunction against Google Inc. (“Google”),...
Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary – Protection of Solicitor-Client Privilege
The Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) recently decided two cases on solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege in Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 [Lizotte] and Alberta (Information and...
R v Rogers Communications: Some Guidelines for Big Brother
In R v Rogers Communications, 2016 ONSC 70 [Rogers], Justice John Sproat of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice provided some much needed guidance to police and issuing justices when...
