Glen Pearson at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks for coming today, and for updating us on this.

My question is for Ms. Fineberg.

We keep hearing at these sessions over and over again of the distinction between personal information and work product information, so we understand that there's a distinction there, and we also understand that the Privacy Commissioner also recognizes that distinction. But it does seem to me that distinction gets pretty murky when you start saying that it can be decided on a case-by-case basis. I understand that gives some people some comfort. On the other hand, if you are a business it's very difficult to plan for the long term.

I would be interested in knowing your view on that. Also, in your particular field of work and what you're doing, how does this affect your long-term planning?