"2010 has become quite the year for the British Columbia government and their protection, collection and organization, of what information in their possession is publicly or privately accessible. First, British Columbia was hit with the story about the impending investigation into the BC court system and the policies that exist regarding public access documents. Last week’s article, Times Colonist reporters investigate flaws in BC’s open court system, takes a further look into the three reporters who have already disclosed many discrepancies in how courthouses across the Lower Mainland, organize and release public access information.
Now, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has come into question by BC’s Auditor General John Doyle..."
Source: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-36417-Vancouver-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m2d11-BC-citizen-information-scandal-continues
Maybe it is time, though, that we start asking a few more questions about who will have access to the information we give out, especially if it is of private nature. Scary!
