While on the broadest level this paper argues for a rethinking of governance in our
"information society," the central thesis of this paper argues for a national policy for data
protection in the private sector. It does so through three sets of lessons from the Quebec
data protection experience. These include lessons for I) the policy model, (2) the policy
process, (3) the policy area as it relates to the policy problem as well as general questions
about governance in an information polity.
The methodology for this paper is based on a four-part sequential analysis. The first part is a
theoretical and empirical exploration of the problem, which is broadly defined as the "tension
over personal information." The second part looks comparatively at how other jurisdictions
have responded to the problem. The third part assesses which model is the better policy
alternative for Canada and concludes that Quebec regulatory route is better than the national
status quo. The fourth part uses a comparative public policy framework, as well as interviews,
to understand the policy processes in Quebec and Ottawa so that we can highlight the
opportunities and constraints for a national data protection policy in the private sector.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/3697 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Boyer, Nicole-Anne |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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