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Ca: Morton loses confidential papers

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

It’s not clear whether there’s any PII involved in this one, but as a Canadian reader who sent this to me commented, it’s yet another one for the “what were they thinking?” category….

Sustainable Resources Minister Ted Morton told CBC News on Wednesday he felt really “stupid” after his brief case, containing confidential government documents, was stolen from a friend’s car and found in a downtown apartment building.

Morton, who sits on the province’s treasury board committee, was having dinner with a friend in downtown Edmonton.

He had left the briefcase in the friend’s car, and it was stolen. The bag contained documents, e-mails and a USB computer stick, and Morton explained he planned to work from home.

Read more in the Edmonton Journal

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