I can't read Ms. Stoddart's mind. I have two interpretations on the subject. The first is that she is a lawyer and espouses the ombudsman model. In theory, an ombudsman has no decision-making power. As she respects power, she is unable to reason in that manner. I'm from another school, and I say to myself that the Privacy Commissioner has been given mandates respecting the private sector. Is there another officer of Parliament who intervenes in the private sector? The Auditor General, the Chief Electoral Officer, the Commissioner of Official Languages all deal with the public sector. So we've departed from the model and there's been no scandal. The building is still standing. That's a theoretical response.
The second interpretation is that an entirely different factor has been introduced in 25 years of practice. We have to make a clean break with tradition and go against what has been put in place. You have to assess the pros and cons. That's why my recommendation on the decision-making power is limited to specific cases that are consistent with some of the Commissioner's proposals.