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Yukon privacy commissioner can summon government employees in investigation

In Yukon v Information and Privacy Commissioner, 2026 YKSC 50, the Supreme Court dismissed petitions challenging the Commissioner's investigative summonses. The court permitted a practical change requiring document requests to be directed to the head of the public body rather than individual employees.

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