加拿大最高法院将决定前耶和华见证人能否从教会获得个人记录,平衡隐私权与宗教保密。 Canada’s Supreme Court will decide whether former Jehovah’s Witnesses can access personal records from congregations, balancing privacy rights against religious confidentiality.

加拿大最高法院同意审查一起案件,该案涉及两名前耶和华见证人成员,他们根据该省《个人资料保护法》,要求查阅不列颠哥伦比亚教会持有的个人记录。 The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a case involving two former Jehovah's Witnesses members who sought access to their personal records held by congregations in British Columbia under the province’s Personal Information Protection Act. 他们以《加拿大宪章》规定的宗教保密和宗教自由为由,拒绝透露资料,认为披露资料将侵犯老年人的权利。 The congregations refused, citing religious confidentiality and freedom of religion under the Canadian Charter, arguing disclosure would violate elders’ rights. 在调解失败后,一名裁决者裁定,虽然法律侵犯了宗教自由,但根据《宪章》第1条,这种侵犯行为是正当的,并命令公布供审查的记录。 After mediation failed, an adjudicator ruled that while the law infringed on religious freedom, the infringement was justified under Section 1 of the Charter and ordered the records released for review. 最高法院预计将于2026年作出的裁决将决定个人隐私权如何在省级数据查阅法中与宗教保密平衡。 The Supreme Court’s decision, expected in 2026, will determine how individual privacy rights balance against religious confidentiality in provincial data access laws.