Release of sex offender data hailed as victory for transparency Ann Cavoukian hopes Supreme Court decision will lead Ontario to ‘more open-government mindset’
BY DON BUTLER, OTTAWA CITIZEN APRIL 24, 2014
Thursday’s unanimous decision ends a lengthy legal battle between Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner, and the provincial Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Photograph by: Tyler Anderson , National Post
In a 7-0 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Ontario residents should be allowed to know how many of the province’s 7,400 registered sex offenders live near them.