Bill C-461 (Historical)

CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency Act

An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information)

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

This bill was previously introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session.

Sponsor

Brent Rathgeber  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Report stage (House), as of June 6, 2013
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment amends the Access to Information Act to provide that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation may refuse to disclose any information requested under that Act if the information is under the control of the Corporation and the disclosure would reveal the identity of any journalistic source or if the disclosure could reasonably be expected to prejudice the Corporation’s journalistic, creative or programming independence.
It also amends the Privacy Act to specify that certain information is not personal information for the purposes of that Act.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

Feb. 26, 2014 Failed That Bill C-461, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 4 to 20 on page 2 with the following: “(iii) the total annual monetary income of the individual, including any performance bonus, as well as the job classification and responsibilities of the position held by the individual, and any additional responsibilities given to the individual, if that income is equal to or greater than the sessional allowance — within the meaning of the Parliament of Canada Act — payable to a member of Parliament, (iii.1) the salary range of the position held by the individual, as well as the classification and responsibilities of that position, if the individual's total annual monetary income, including any performance bonus, is less than the sessional allowance — within the meaning of the Parliament of Canada Act — payable to a member of Parliament, (iii.2) the expenses incurred by the individual in the course of employment for which the individual has been reimbursed by the government institution,”
Feb. 26, 2014 Failed That Bill C-461 be amended by replacing the long title on page 1 with the following: “An Act to amend the Privacy Act (disclosure of information)”
March 27, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.

Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee, on May 1, 2013

Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee, on May 22, 2013

    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee, on May 27, 2013

    • Maryse Bertrand, Vice-President, Real Estate, Legal Services and General Counsel, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
    • Marc-Philippe Laurin, President, CBC Branch, Canadian Media Guild
    • Bob Carty, Member, Canadian Media Guild
    • Brian Myles, President, Journalist Le Devoir, Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec

    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee, on May 29, 2013

    • Suzanne Legault, Information Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
    • Emily McCarthy, Assistant Commissioner, Complaints Resolution and Compliance, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
    • Gregory Thomas, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
    • Stephen Taylor, Director, National Citizens Coalition

    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee, on June 3, 2013

      Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee, on June 5, 2013

      • Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
      • Patricia Kosseim, Senior General Counsel and Director General, Legal Services, Policy and Research, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
      • Miguel Bernal-Castillero, Committee Researcher