Canadian Veterans Privacy Violated Because he was Outspoken Critic

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The Conservative government promised swift action after what it admitted was an "embarrassing" breach of privacy involving a military veteran who was an outspoken critic.
"What we found in this case was alarming," Stoddart said in a statement. "The veteran's sensitive medical and personal information was shared -- seemingly with no controls -- among departmental officials who had no legitimate need to see it. This personal information subsequently made its way into a ministerial briefing note about the veteran's advocacy activities. This was entirely inappropriate."

Bruyea called Stoddart's findings a vindication and said the violations are "morally disgusting to all Canadians."

The department's actions violated the Privacy Act, which says individual information must only be shared within government on a need-to-know basis.

Canadian Veterans Privacy Violated Because he was Outspoken Critic

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If this actually did occur due to this person being critical of government, it wouldn't surprise me. It's my opinion that we'll start seeing more of this as time goes by. It's a tactic that has been used throughout the past of politics against opponents very effectively. It's even more effective against an ordinary citizen.