Laforest v. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Represented the Caisse de Dépôt, an agency historically subject to the Access to Information Act, in a landmark case that decided whether the expenses of a public body official are subject to the demands of access to the documents of public organizations by the media or others. The breakthrough decision in the case strikes a balance between protecting the confidentiality and private life of an individual, and the right of the public to be informed. It has since been applied to other public bodies. (Laforest v. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, [2004] C.A.I. 31.