City staff argue provincial law prevents sharing open data on deadly collisions

City staff say making data about fatal and serious collisions available to the public would violate provincial privacy laws.
A report going to city council’s community and public services committee Wednesday argues specific information about collisions cannot be made available on its open data portal because it would violate privacy rules under the Traffic Safety Act.
The report heads to committee amidst a deadly start to 2019 for pedestrians: police said a 32-year-old man died when he ste