Mr. Ian Kerr at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On December 11th, 2006. See this statement in context.

December 11th, 2006 / 4:20 p.m.

Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

I'd be happy to comment on that.

I was here on the day when Madame Commissioner was making her submissions to this committee. I would, quite frankly, be quite surprised if somehow solicitor–client privilege operated differently for the commissioner in terms of her investigations than it would for other investigatory bodies. From what was going on that day, I was quite unclear exactly on what it was that was being sought. If there is solicitor–client privilege, and if that privilege is such as to preclude other investigatory bodies from getting that evidence, it's not clear to me why the Privacy Commissioner should have that over and above other investigatory bodies.

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