First Nations data sovereignty

Commissioner Kosseim speaks with Elyane Ruel, Head of School, and Grade 7 and 8 students from Westboro Academy in Ottawa, Ontario. 

• Do kids even care about privacy anymore? [2:01]
• What does privacy mean, how would you define it? [3:43]
• Sharing information with some, but not with others [5:56]
• Strategies for protecting yourself online [8:22]
• Respecting the privacy of others [12:11]
• Regrets about posting something online that can’t be taken down later [14:01]
• Concerns young people have about being online [14:44]
• Teaching kids about privacy at school [21:16]
• Technology use in the classroom, protecting student privacy [26:59]
• Strategies for teaching students about digital citizenship [29:08]
• Using the IPC’s Privacy Pursuit! lesson plans in the classroom [31:10]
• How the lesson plans can be a springboard for other classroom activities [32:30]
• The IPC’s draft Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario Schools [33:10]
• Developing kid-friendly resources to teach kids about privacy [34:39]
• It’s about more than technology — the importance of social and emotional learning to help kids develop their independence in the digital world [36:54]

Resources:

• Privacy Pursuit! lesson plans (free IPC lesson plans to teach kids about privacy)
• Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario Schools
• Teaching kids about privacy (Info Matters episode with Daniel Solove)
• Teenage confidential: Teens, technology, and privacy (Info Matters episode with Matthew Johnson)
• From high school to university: a young person’s perspective on digital privacy (Info Matters episode with Keith Baybayon)
• Ontario joins Canadian privacy regulators in passing resolutions on the privacy of young people and workers (October 2023, IPC news release)
• Resolution on children’s digital rights (Adopted resolution of the Global Privacy Assembly, October 2021 – IPC co-sponsor)
• Personal Data Protection Competency Framework for School Students (includes foundational learning principles – International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners – IPC co-sponsor)
• The IPC’s Youth Advisory Council
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025
• Children and Youth in a Digital World(IPC resources)

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. 

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet @IPCinfoprivacy or email us at podcast@ipc.on.ca. 

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

A round up of key moments from season three of the Info Matters podcast, winner of the 2023 Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Technology Series. 

• How policing tools and methods have leapt decades in a few short years [1:03]
  (from S3-Episode 1: Predicting crimes before they occur: not so sci-fi anymore with the IPC’s Dr. Christopher Parsons) 
   
• Why misinformation isn’t new, the role of government in combatting it [4:28] 
  (from S3-Episode 2: Trust and truth: Navigating the age of misinformation with Dr. Alex Himelfarb of the Council of Canadian Academies) 
   
• What technological advancements keep the Privacy Commissioner of Canada up at night? [9:06] 
  (from S3-Episode 3: A casual conversation between two Canadian privacy commissioners with Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada) 
   
• Why it’s a problem when people don’t want to have samples or other personal data included in biobanks [11:21]
  (from S3-Episode 4: Ethical Uses of Genetic Data: A Conversation with Dr. Bartha Knoppers)
   
• How to strengthen Ontarians’ trust in digital health [14:51]
  (from S3-Episode 5: Co-designing digital health systems with patients and families with Betty-Lou Kristy, Chair of the Minister’s Patient and Family Advisory Council) 
   
• Real world obstacles that prevent women from accessing government information [17:40]
  (from S3-Episode 6: A woman’s right to know: Closing the gender gap with access to information with Laura Neuman of the Carter Center)
   
• Why cybersecurity matters and how individuals and organizations can protect themselves from digital threats [21:54]
  (from S3-Episode 7: Unmasking digital threats: How to guard against cyber crime with Jason Besner, Director of Partnerships at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security)
   
• International efforts to recognize and protect the right to mental privacy [26:35]
  (from S3-Episode 8: What’s on your mind? Neurotechnology and mental privacy with Jennifer Chandler, a professor at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy, and Ethics)
   
• Potential benefits for schools and school boards who sign on to the IPC’s Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario Schools [29:38]
  (from S3-Episode 9: Empowering young women and girls in the digital world with University of Ottawa professors Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves)

Resources:

• Law Enforcement and Surveillance Technologies (IPC Privacy Day webcast)
• Fault Lines (Report of the Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation, Council of Canadian Academies, January 26, 2023)
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025
• Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario Schools (IPC campaign)

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. 

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Submit a comment to @IPCinfoprivacy or email us at podcast@ipc.on.ca.

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

Professors Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves co-lead the eQuality Project. Its mission is to help young people create a networked environment where they can participate equally, free from surveillance, and identity-based harassment.

• What led to research investigating the societal and cultural impacts of the internet on teens and particularly girls [3:06]
• Goals of the eQuality Project, roots in the eGirls Project [5:36]
• Impacts of social media on teens [8:32]
• Defining technology facilitated violence [9:57]
• Impacts of technology facilitated violence on young women and girls [12:01]
• Young people self censoring themselves on social media [13:29]
• The role of education in helping young women and girls participate equally in the digital world [14:41]
• Recognizing and honouring the rights of young people through deliberative dialogue [18:18]
• How to meaningfully engage young people in discussions about privacy in the digital environment [22:49]
• Value of educators and schools committing to upholding the privacy rights of young people [23:28]

Resources:

• eQuality Project 2021-22 Annual Report
• eGirls, eCitizens (edited by Professors Bailey and Steeves)
• Privacy Pursuit! Lesson Plans (free IPC lesson plans to teach kids about privacy)
• Digital Privacy Charter for Ontario Schools
• Teaching kids about privacy (Info Matters episode with Daniel Solove)
• Teenage confidential: Teens, technology, and privacy (Info Matters episode with Matthew Johnson)
• From high school to university: a young person’s perspective on digital privacy (Info Matters episode with Keith Baybayon)
• Ontario joins Canadian privacy regulators in passing resolutions on the privacy of young people and workers (October 2023, IPC news release)
• Resolution on children’s digital rights (Adopted resolution of the Global Privacy Assembly, October 2021 – IPC co-sponsor)
• Personal Data Protection Competency Framework for School Students (includes foundational learning principles – International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners – IPC co-sponsor)
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025
• Children and Youth in a Digital World(IPC resources)

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. 

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet @IPCinfoprivacy or email us at podcast@ipc.on.ca. 

 

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

Jennifer Chandler is a professor at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics.

You can learn more about her research at jennniferchandler.ca.

• A career that combines law, brain sciences and neurotechnology [2:54]
• Neurotechnology explained [4:29]
• Examples of how neurotechnology is used in health care [7:17]
• Applications of neurotechnology in the workplace [10:12]
• Brain technologies as investigative tools in law enforcement [11:53]
• Brain fingerprinting as evidence [14:16]
• Legal, ethical, and privacy concerns related to neurotechnology [16:40]
• Questions about identity, personality, capacity and freedom [17:30]
• International efforts to codify neuro rights [21:21]
• Advice to regulators on the issue of mental privacy [26:27]

Resources:

• Selvi & Ors vs State of Karnataka & Anr (May 5, 2010)
• United Nations Human Rights Council, neurotechnology and human rights
• Chile: Pioneering the protection of neuro rights (UNESCO Courier)
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025
• Trust in Digital Health (IPC resources)

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them.

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review.

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet @IPCinfoprivacy or email us at podcast@ipc.on.ca.

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

Jason Besner is Director of Partnerships at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (the Cyber Centre).

Jason’s group is responsible for managing strategic engagements, with Canadian and international partners, that have the greatest impact on cyber security for Canadians. Focusing on national level outcomes, Partnerships supports and enables all other mission lines in the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. 

• Mandate of the Cyber Centre [2:56]
• Why cyber security matters [3:34]
• How the Cyber Centre helps organizations who may have been targeted by a cyber attack [4:57]
• How the cyber threat landscape has changed over time, particularly during the pandemic [6:09]
• Evolving future trends in cyber security [9:22]
• Key things organizations of all sizes can do to thwart cyber criminals [10:42]
• Ransomware attacks on public institutions and essential services [12:35]
• Cyber Centre partners and partnerships [15:03]
• Bill C-26 and changes on the horizon [17:41]
• Information sharing between government and organizations on cyber security matters [20:28]
• The spread of misinformation online [21:47]
• The use of artificial intelligence technologies to monitor for threats [23:28]
• Practical steps individuals can take to protect against cyber threats [25:01]
• Careers in technology and the growing need for cybersecurity workers [29:13]

Resources:

• GetCyberSafe.ca (cyber security tips and resources for individuals) 
• Bill C-26, An Act Respecting Cyber Security
• Don’t get caught! Protect yourself against phishing (Info Matters episode)
• How to Protect Against Ransomware (IPC fact sheet)
• Protect Against Phishing (IPC fact sheet)
• Trust and truth: Navigating the age of misinformation (Info Matters episode)

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. 

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet 

@IPCinfoprivacy

 or email us at 

podcast@ipc.on.ca

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The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

Laura Neuman is a Senior Advisor with the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She leads the implementation of the center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign.

Prior to joining the Carter Center in 1999, she was staff attorney at Legal Action of Wisconsin and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School.

• The journey from a law practice assisting disadvantaged groups to working at the Carter Center [3:05]
• The mandate of the Carter Center [4:18]
• The access to information legislation assessment tool — what it does and how it works [5:36]
• Focusing on gender inequality in access to information [8:15]
• Barriers for women seeking access to government-held information [13:40]
• Reaching women in an intentional way with information that can help them in their day-to-day lives [16:17]
• Statistics on the impact of improved access to information for women [18:41]
• Expansion of programming to cities in North America [23:28]
• Battling misinformation with trusted information and recognizing the digital divide [30:45]

Resources:

• Inform Women, Transform Lives (The Carter Center’s campaign to raise awareness of women’s right to information) 
• Demystifying the FOI process (Info Matters episode)
• Trust and truth: Navigating the age of misinformation (Info Matters episode)
• File an appeal and pay fees online (IPC service)
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025
• Privacy and Transparency in a Modern Government(IPC resources)

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. 

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet 

@IPCinfoprivacy

 or email us at 

podcast@ipc.on.ca

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

Engaging with patients, families, and caregivers can help build a better, more inclusive health system. Betty-Lou Kristy, Chair of the Minister’s Patient and Family Advisory Council, speaks about her mission to improve patient care in Ontario by putting patients and families at the center of policy-making. Through their lived experiences in the health system, they work to break down barriers and help build Ontarians’ trust that their data privacy and access rights will be respected. -- S'engager avec les patients, les familles et les soignants peut aider à construire un système de santé meilleur et plus inclusif. Betty-Lou Kristy, présidente du Conseil consultatif ministériel pour des patients et des familles, parle de sa mission qui consiste à améliorer les soins aux patients en Ontario en plaçant les patients et les familles au centre de l'élaboration des politiques. Grâce à leurs expériences vécues dans le système de santé, ils s'efforcent de démonter les barrières et d'aider les Ontariens à avoir confiance que leurs droits en matière de confidentialité des données et d'accès à celles-ci seront respectés.The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

Dr. Bartha Maria Knoppers is a world-renowned expert and pioneer in the field of health law and bioethics, with particular focus on genomics. Her groundbreaking work has fundamentally changed our understanding of the complex intersection between science law, technology and ethics. She currently serves as the Director of the Centre for Genomics and Policy at McGill University, collaborating with international organizations, governments and policymakers to help shape ethical guidelines that safeguard human rights while supporting the health and well-being of individuals and communities.

• Genetic exceptionalism [03:46]
• Use of genetic information in healthcare [05:50]
• Genome sequencing and predicting health outcomes [6:23]
• Parental consent for newborn screening [10:45]
• Privacy considerations for genomic sequencing for health research [12:39]
• Biobanks and the use of data for health research [14:45]
• Governance, transparency, and accountability in health research [18:40]
• Considerations for data sharing among academic and commercial researchers [20:41]
• P3G public population project in Genomics and Society [24:05]
• The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (Canada) [26:58]
• Canadian Health Data Strategy [29:11]
• Canada Health Data Charter [33:10]
• Advice on promoting trust in digital health [35:07]

Resources:

• Centre for Genomics and Policy (CGP)
• McGill Genome Centre
• The Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G)
• The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) meeting (September 2023)
• Digital Health under PHIPA: Selected Overview
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025
• Trust in Digital Health(IPC resources)

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. 

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet @IPCinfoprivacy or email us at podcast@ipc.on.ca. 

 

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, is a leading legal expert on human rights, administrative, and constitutional law. He previously served as the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the House of Commons. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) oversees compliance with the Privacy Act, which covers the personal information-handling practices of federal government departments and agencies, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), Canada’s federal private-sector privacy law.

• One-year anniversary, stepping into a new role as privacy commissioner of Canada [1:45]
• Three years as Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner [4:26]
• Adapting to the hybrid workplace model [6:34]
• Rhythms of work throughout the year [9:02]
• From human rights lawyer to privacy commissioner of Canada [10:46]
• The fast-moving dialogue about privacy issues [12:24]
• Making the switch from federal to provincial regulator [14:02]
• Why it’s a pivotal time for privacy protection [18:52]
• Artificial intelligence, Bill C-27, Digital Charter Implementation Act [19:34]
• Harnessing the power of AI for good [22:37]
• A modern and effective regulator for a digital Ontario [23:39]
• Preparing to implement a new law in a continuing state of uncertainty [25:52]
• Closing gaps in privacy protection for Ontario workers [29:45]
• Federal-provincial collaboration: education, privacy protections for children and youth [33:21]
• Federal-provincial collaboration: enforcement and investigations, raising public awareness of privacy issues [36:19]

Resources:

• Bill C-27, Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022
• Appearance before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) on the Study of Device Investigation Tools Used by the RCMP (Opening statement by Philippe Dufresne, August 8, 2022)
• Investigation into Home Depot of Canada Inc.’s compliance with PIPEDA (OPC, January 26, 2023)
• A pivotal time for privacy (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, 
  2021-22 Annual Report to Parliament) 
• Canadian Digital Regulators Forum established to better serve Canadians in the digital era (news release, June 9, 2023)
• The vision of a modern and effective regulator (IPC 2022 annual report)
• Joint statement by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and the Ontario Human Rights Commission on the use of AI technologies (May 25, 2023)
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. 

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet @IPCinfoprivacy or email us at podcast@ipc.on.ca. 

 

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

Dr. Alex Himelfarb is the chair of Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation. He chairs the board of the Narwhal and is a member of the boards of Atkinson Foundation, the Public Service Foundation and the Advisory Committee of the Auditor General, and is a fellow of the Broadbent and Parkland Institutes.

• Choosing to lead the expert panel on science and health misinformation [2:30]
• Misinformation has become a defining issue of our time, why? [3:56]
• Social media, declining trust, and the quest for certainty [4:17]
• Fault lines in modern society [7:08]
• Socioeconomic impacts of science and health misinformation [8:57]
• Impact of misinformation on vulnerable and marginalized communities [11:00]
• With the rise of AI, what does the future hold? [12:36]
• Telltale signs of misinformation [14:29]
• Impact of misinformation on democracy [16:00]
• The role of government transparency and access to information in fighting misinformation [19:02]
• How individuals can fight back against misinformation [22:04]
• Building critical thinking, numeracy and media literacy into curriculum in schools [25:20]
• Communicating information more accessibly [26:14]
• Encouraging proactive disclosure by government institutions [28:13]

Resources:

• Fault Lines(Report of the Expert Panel on the Socioeconomic Impacts of Science and Health Misinformation, Council of Canadian Academies, January 26, 2023)
• Verified (United Nations project to improve access to accurate information)
• IPC Transparency Showcase sheds light on open government projects (IPC news release, May 11, 2023)
• Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner calls on public institutions to join the Transparency Challenge (IPC news release, September 28, 2023)
• IPC Strategic Priorities 2021-2025

Info Matters is a podcast about people, privacy, and access to information hosted by Patricia Kosseim, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. We dive into conversations with people from all walks of life and hear stories about the access and privacy issues that matter most to them. 

If you enjoyed the podcast, leave us a rating or a review. 

Have an access to information or privacy topic you want to learn more about? Interested in being a guest on the show? Send us a tweet @IPCinfoprivacy or email us at podcast@ipc.on.ca. 

 

 

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.

The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this podcast are for general information only. It should not be relied upon as a substitute for legal advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the IPC does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this podcast, and information from this podcast should not be used or reproduced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. None of the information, opinions and recommendations presented in this podcast bind the IPC’s Tribunal that may be called upon to independently investigate and decide upon an individual complaint or appeal based on the specific facts and unique circumstances of a given case.