It's coincidental to some extent. I worked as a lawyer for 12 years with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre. The last thing I did was the report on identity theft. When I left in August 2003, the report was almost, but not quite, complete. John took it over and finished it.
In September 2003, I left the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and set up CIPPIC, Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic at the University of Ottawa. We are completely separate organizations.