Criteria would include, first, the educational value of the information, the fact that it allows Canadians to make better informed decisions, and second, the timeliness issue. I find it very difficult to report publicly to Parliament some 18 months after something happens. For example, if I find a huge privacy problem in a department or an institution that runs a service that affects most Canadians, I would think it might be appropriate, in some circumstances, to inform Canadians about this right away, rather than to wait 18 months. It might also provide a greater incentive for the department to be privacy proactive.
On April 29th, 2008. See this statement in context.