Jason Kenney: Federal Political Parties

Alvaro Orozco Dept: Orozco, a gay artist, did avoid deportation, but that petition is back in the news after Kenney sent out an email extolling what the government of Canada has been doing on "gay and lesbian refugee protection.", according to CBC. As a little-reported study for Canada's privacy commissioner noted recently, "Canadian federal privacy protection law does not cover federal political parties." In 2011, about 10,000 people signed a petition addressed to Jason Kenney and his ministry, Citizenship and Immigration, demanding that Alvaro Orozco, a young Nicaraguan who was facing deportation, be allowed to stay in Canada. It startled many in the gay community that a federal minister had their contact information at his disposal. It also pulled back the covers on the use of personal data and, in particular, the lack of Canadian laws governing what personal information Canadian political parties are allowed to keep and exploit, essentially as they see fit. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.