Was the information in the interview questions “personal information”, as defined in section 2(1) of the Act?
The interview questions put to each witness by the Investigator varied depending upon the witness. Counsel advised of the types of interview questions that he objected to. Of the questions Counsel noted, it is our view that those which contained comments allegedly made by someone other than the complainant did not contain the complainant’s personal information. The Ministry submitted that some of the interview questions contained the complainant’s personal information. We have carefully reviewed all of the interview questions. It is our view that the information in some of these questions met the requirement in paragraph (h) of the definition of personal information in section 2(1) of the Act (for the complete text of paragraph (h) see Issue A, Disclosure #1). Conclusion: The information in some of the interview questions was personal information, as defined in section 2(1) of the Act. Issue B: Was the disclosure of the complainant’s personal information via the interview questions, in
