'The health minister tracked me down'Another doctor checked her cellphone to find a voicemail from the health minister saying he'd got her personal number from AHS. "The health minister tracked me down." As the provincial face of this file, the health minister has been embroiled in the backlash. Under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, personal information can only be disclosed to a third party if the individual has consented — or under very limited circumstances without consent. If a physician feels that their personal information has been improperly collected, used or disclosed, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta says they can file a complaint.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2020 23:14 UTC