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Aide To Stephen McNeil, Nova Scotia Premier, Broke Privacy Laws: Report

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Dissent

Michael Tutton and Michael MacDonald report:

The office of Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil broke privacy laws when chief of staff Kirby McVicar publicly released sensitive medical information about a former cabinet minister, the province’s privacy commissioner says.

McVicar resigned Nov. 24 after stating in several media interviews that Andrew Younger had a brain tumour and had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

In a report released Thursday, privacy commissioner Catherine Tully concluded that McVicar violated provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Read more from Canadian Press on Huffington Post Canada.

Related:

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