An Ontario lawmaker is pushing for consent-based privacy legislation focused on governing the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the private sector. On Wednesday, the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), or Bill 14, had its first reading in the province’s legislature. Sponsor and Liberal member of provincial parliament Harinder Takhar said it would be the province’s own privacy law for the private sector. “We are lagging behind provinces such as British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec in creating provincial legislation to regulate the collection, use and...
