CIPPIC files submission on Elections Act amendments

In a submission filed with the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs today on Bill C-31, CIPPIC objects to the expansion of personal information used for secondary purposes without the consent of electors. Currently, Elections Canada is required to share names and addresses from the National Register of Electors with political parties for fundraising and other campaign purposes. Bill C-31 would add date of birth to the lists of electors shared for these purposes. UPDATE (June 27, 2007): Sharing of date of birth was removed from the bill before it was passed by the House of Commons. PrivComm News Release