tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post8776925797761968139..comments2023-09-22T06:22:50.820-06:00Comments on Ken Chapman: On The Map with Avi Lewis: Alberta Oil Sandskenchapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-10996340017384732822008-11-14T15:52:00.000-07:002008-11-14T15:52:00.000-07:00My understanding is that there is no problem with ...My understanding is that there is no problem with aggregated public release. The issue - as may have been poorly defined - is that it is wide open to whatever the Commissioner allows. Once the data is released, you can't put the genie back in the bottle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-86068439602741212982008-11-14T08:33:00.000-07:002008-11-14T08:33:00.000-07:00Albertans own the oil and are enitled to know what...Albertans own the oil and are enitled to know what is being extracted and what revenues they are realizing from each barrel @ the wellhead. I have no problem in aggregated public release but I expect my government as my proxy to know exactly how much is extracted at each well and that the proper royalties are collected. <BR/><BR/>BTW I don't think the Privacy Commissioner acts on whims - there is no evidence to support such a silly comment. I fear political whims for sure. The Auditor General has already put us on notice that has happended in our energy department's lax royalty collection in the past.<BR/><BR/>Government holds scads of personal confidential information. It can surely be trusted to hold confidential corporate information too.kenchapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-54937627468776921652008-11-13T21:19:00.000-07:002008-11-13T21:19:00.000-07:00Mr. Al-Jazheera (or was it Mr. "No Logo")? Good L...Mr. Al-Jazheera (or was it Mr. "No Logo")? Good Lord, he's probably talking down the oilsands with Saudi money.<BR/><BR/>But on a more serious note, companies need to have some assurances their individual corporate information is not subject to release at the whim of the Privacy Commissioner. Albertans have no need to know at the well-level how much royalty is collected, only if the aggregated numbers collected from a company meet the targeted 'take". Such specific information - if available shortly after it is created - is hugely valuable to competitors, and practically useless for the individual citizen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com