privacy commissioner

RM of BAILDON – Rural councillor Jerry Kaiser raised concerns about two properties with excessive junk vehicles, which prompted a legal and privacy dispute with the Rural Municipality (RM) of Baildon. Kaiser, representing Division 5, sought more information from the RM office, but after facing resistance, he enlisted the help of Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner. On Nov. […]

Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says the provincial government has refused dozens of his requests over the last year to release public information. A report from Ron Kruzeniski says there were 84 times government ministries and agencies partially or fully ignored his requests to have documents made public. It says public bodies fully yielded information in 45 […]

The Saskatchewan NDP received some good news late last week when a report by the privacy commissioner stated that the provincial government has no valid reason to withhold information regarding the cost of needed repairs and condition of schools in the province. The official opposition has been asking for those numbers from the ministry of […]