Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Mr. Comeau. I'm glad you're here.
You mentioned the obvious discrepancy between privacy in the private sector and privacy in the public sector. Those of us who worked on PIPEDA a year ago definitely get that; we understand the difficulties there.
But when it comes to certain public sector practices, we've had witnesses here—for instance, from the RCMP, or the Treasury Board—who think the act, as it exists, is fine. It could be retooled a bit, but basically it's okay to them. So when I asked them specifically, why is it that you would fight against legislative changes to this act, and I gave them something of an answer—is it because you're looking for more flexibility in the things you do—they said yes.
I would like you to comment what you think are the reasons for the Treasury Board or the RCMP or others in the public sector having problems with changing this. Why are they hesitant about this change that the Privacy Commissioner has recommended?