These submissions have largely focused on access to information, consumer protection and community issues.

Also see:

• FOI Legislative Appearances/International Presentations
• Federal Access to Information Act Legal Representations – References to Judgements and Commentary

• November 3, 2023 Presentation to the City of Ottawa Joint Finance and Planning Committees on Lansdowne Park
• April 18, 2023 Appearance At the House of Commons Access to Information Committee
• April 4, 2023 Questions/Responses to the Ottawa People’s Commission
• January 30, 2023 additional submission to House of Commons Access to Information Committee
• December 7, 2022 Submission to the Ottawa People’s Commission
• October 31, 2022 additional submission to House of Commons Access to Information Committee
• October 26, 2022 witness at House of Commons Access to Information Committee
• July 12/22 presentation to the City Auditor General on the convoy occupation
• May 6, 2022 presentation on Lansdowne Park 2.0 Plan to the City of Ottawa Finance and Economic Development Committee
• April 22, May 18, 19, 25, July 7, August 20, 2022 presentations to the LRT (light rail transit) Ontario Provincial Inquiry
• February 8, 2019 final submission on Bill C-58 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee (presentation au comite senatorial des affairs juridiques et constitutionnellessur sur Loi C-58)
• January 31, 2019 submission to the House of Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on Privacy of Digital Government Services (memoire son etude sur les services numeriques), posted at ourcommons.ca/ETHI-e
• November 9, 2018 Further submission on Bill C-58 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee (presentation au comite senatorial des affairs juridiques et constitutionnellessur sur Loi C-58)
• June 14, 2018 submission on Bill C-58 to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee (presentation au comite senatorial des affairs juridiques et constitutionnellessur sur Loi C-58)
• October 27, 2017 submissions on Bill C-58 posted to the House of Commons Access, Privacy and Ethics Committee Website, ourcommons.ca/ETHI-e
• May 18, 2017 submission to the Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee on the Canada Infrastructure bill
• May 16, 2017 submission to the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee
• March 16, 2017 submission to the Senate National Security and Defense Committee on Bill C-22 on a National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
• September 20, 2016 proceedings of the House of Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on the need for a strong privacy data protection act
• April 21, 2016 proceedings of the House of Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on moving ahead with new transparency legislation
• March, 2015 brief on the Anti Terrorist Bill C 51 to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
• April, May, June, 2004 submissions to the O’Connor Commission re Maher Arar
• January 2011 brief submitted to the House Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on Open-Data and Pro-Active Disclosure
• April 1, 2009 (no. 013) proceedings of the House Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on a model Public Right to Know Act
• May 2, 2007 (no. 48) proceedings of the House Commons Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee on the secrecy and limited disclosure provisions found in the proposed Aeronautic Act
• September 21, 2006 proceedings of the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on C-2 (Accountability Act)
• May 30, 2006 (no. 14) proceedings of the House Special Commons Legislative Committee on Bill C-2 (Accountability Act)
• October 4, 2006 (no. 09) proceedings of the House Commons Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee on targeting certain access users for discriminatory treatment
• June 11 and 14, 2004 proceedings of the submission to the O’Connor Inquiry on a motion by lawyers for Maher Arar to disclose Government of Canada documents
• February 4, 2003 submission to House Commons Special Committee on Bill C-17 – a proposed Public Safety Act
• October 30, 2001 proceedings of the House Commons Special Committee on the Anti-Terrorist Bill C-36 on matters effecting information rights
• December 8, 1999 brief (“Diet of A Poisoned Ministry”) to the House Commons Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development on transparency and pesticide use
• October 1999 Submission on Bill C- 80 – proposed Canada Food Safety and Inspection Act for the Canadian Health Coalition and National Farmers Union
• March 9, 1999 presentation to the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on MP Colleen Beaumier’s Bill C-208 concerning record tampering penalties
• October 20, 1998 presentation to the House Commons Justice and Human Rights Committee on MP Colleen Beaumier’s Bill C-208 concerning record tampering penalties
• June 22, 1993 submission to the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
• May 28, 1986 proceedings of the Ontario Standing Committee on Legislative Assembly on the new Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• May 20, 1986 (issue 13) proceedings of the House Commons Committee on Justice and Solicitor General Committee on the statutory review of both the Access to Information and Privacy Acts
• December 10, 1985 (issue 32) proceedings of the Senate Committee on Communications and Culture, on Bill C-19, Bell Canada reorganization; with Action Bell Canada (and a February 1985 ABC brief)
• May 17, 1984 (issue 7) proceedings of the Regulations and other Statutory Instruments Joint House-Senate Committee on the operation and regulations under the then new 1982 Access to Information and Privacy Acts (with an attached February 1984 brief)
• April 1984 brief to the House Commons Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on Bill C-9 (Canadian Security Intelligence Service)
• April 14, 1981 (issue 29) proceedings of the House Commons Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on Bill C- 43 and progressive access to information legislation; with Civil Liberties Association, National Capital Region. (with an attached brief)
• November, 1980 brief to the House Commons Committee on Communications and Culture on Bill C-43 on Privacy and Freedom of Information, for the Civil Liberties Association, National Capital Region
• November 1980 brief to the House Commons Miscellaneous Committee on Bill C-42 (Canada Post Corporation) for Action Bell Canada
• September 24, 1980 Action Bell Canada appeal to Cabinet on Bell Rate Increases
• September 1980 brief to the Parliamentary Task Force on Regulatory Reform
• May, 1980 brief for the Special Study of Social Insurance Numbers to the Privacy Commissioner, for the Civil Liberties Association, National Capital Region
• Feb 15, 1979 (issue 9) proceedings of the Joint House of Commons-Senate Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments on privacy matters using the Protection of Privacy Part IV provisions of the Canadian Human Rights Act; appeared with the then Canadian Federation of Civil Liberties and Human Rights Associations
• April 11, 1978 submission to the Joint House of Commons-Senate Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments on freedom of information (with an attached March 1978 brief)
• April 6, 1978 brief to House Commons Transport and Communications Committee on proposed Bell Canada Act amendments for Action Bell Canada
• November 21, 1977 brief to the (Williams) Ontario Commission of Freedom of Information and Individual Privacy
• October 1976 and May, 1978 briefs to the CRTC on proposed practices in telecommunications regulations
• May 1976 brief to the City of Ottawa on Non-Smoking Policy
• April and October 1976 briefs to the Minister of Finance on the White Paper on Banking and Bank Act revisions
• March 1976 brief to the Special Joint Committee on the National Capital
• November 4, 1975 brief and presentation to the (Bryce) Royal Commission on Corporate Concentration
• October 1975 brief to the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission on Ophthalmic (eyeglasses) Goods
• September 29, 1975 brief to the Joint House of Commons-Senate Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments, on excessive secrecy
• April, 1975 brief to the Ham (Ontario) Commission on occupational health and safety
• September 21, 1974 brief to the Canadian Radio and Television Commission objecting to Campeau Corporation’s bid for controlling interest in Bushnell Communications
• October, 1973 brief to the Special Study on the National Capital
• January 10, 1973 brief to the Telecommunications Committee, Canadian Transportation Commission on Bell Canada requested rate increases

I have also been a witness in front of Parliament committees at several critical junctions on access to information issues. Click here for more information.