Tom Wappel at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

To my way of thinking, what the drafters really meant instead of “may” was “is permitted to”, because this is a description of when organizations are permitted to release information without consent. Rather than the word “may”, I think what was meant was “is permitted to disclose personal information”, etc., whereas “may” could give the impression that there's some discretion.

Thank you.

Mr. Wallace.