When can third party consent be obtained for the disclosure of personal information?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Fontaine v. Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 2009 FCA 150 (CanLII):
Whatever the case, even when third-party consent has been obtained, the government institution has discretion to refuse the disclosure of records containing personal information: see Canadian Jewish Congress v. Canada, 1995 CanLII 3539 (FC), [1996] 1 F.C. 268, at pages 282 and 283 (F.C.T.D.).
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