Federal Court ruling on duty of care in government privacy breach a ‘foundational finding’: lawyer

By Ian Burns (December 13, 2023, 2:29 PM EST) -- A Federal Court judge has ruled Health Canada breached a duty of care to thousands of Canadians because of its disclosure of personal information related to their participation in an access program for medicinal marijuana, with a lawyer saying the decision will have significance in terms of any future cases against the government involving breaches of privacy....