We may have misunderstood the requirement, but we were told very specifically that we were called here to provide an overview of the bill. It's like PIPEDA 101.
If you had asked for a recommendation, we would have reacted by either seeking authority to give you a recommendation, or by telling you we could not do it and seeking your guidance on inviting the minister. But this was to be a purely academic overview of the meaning of the act, its provisions, etc.
We took notes. If you want, we can go back and see what we can tell you about our personal views, and then get back to you on this.