Privacy complaint by Liberals alleges NDP shares supporter lists without consent
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Liberal Party has filed a complaint with the province’s privacy commissioner, alleging the New Democratic Party breached protection laws by sharing its supporter list with “politically friendly” groups.
A spokeswoman at B.C.’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner confirmed Friday it received a request for an investigation from the B.C. Liberals, but Privacy Commissioner Drew McArthur was not immediately available for comment. The complaint comes just days before a provincial election will be called.
A letter to McArthur signed by B.C. Liberal Party president Sharon White called for an immediate investigation into alleged breaches of B.C.’s Personal Information Protection Act by the NDP.
“We have obtained documentation concerning the activities of the B.C. NDP, Strategic Communications, the municipal political parties, Vision Vancouver, Coalition of Progressive Electors and the Surrey Civic Coalition, and B.C. NDP officials in Saanich, B.C., which show serious and ongoing breaches of the Personal Information Protection Act.”