PRIVACY |
Lavigne v. Canada (Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages)
A-678-98
Sharlow J.A.
6/9/00
4 pp.
Appeal from Motions Judge's decision concluding respondent entitled to all information requested, to extent meeting definition of personal information in Privacy Act--Appeal dismissed--Appellant resisting disclosure of notes of interviews taken in course of now concluded investigation of complaint made by respondent under Official Languages Act (OLA)--Appellant invoking Privacy Act, s. 22(1)(b) to effect disclosure could reasonably be expected to be injurious to enforcement of any law of Canada or province or to conduct of lawful investigations under OLA--Case law to effect Privacy Act, s. 22(1)(b) cannot justify refusal to disclose information on basis disclosure would have chilling effect on possible future investigations--As to "enforcement of any law of Canada or province", evidence establishing, at most, possibility that people may be reluctant to cooperate with appellant's investigators unless they have assurance of secrecy--Not establishing that disclosure could reasonably be expected to be injurious to enforcement of OLA--Privacy Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. P-21, s. 22(1)(b)--Official Languages Act, R.S.C., 1985 (4th Supp.), c. 31.