Information & Ethics Committee on May 4th, 2009

Evidence of meeting #18 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was recommendations.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Privacy Act Reform
Access to Information Act Reform

MPs speaking

Paul Szabo
Rob Nicholson
Borys Wrzesnewskyj
Richard Nadeau
Bill Siksay
Kelly Block
Michelle Simson
Earl Dreeshen
Pierre Poilievre
Bob Dechert
Yvon Lévesque
Russ Hiebert

Also speaking

Denis Kratchanov  Director and General Counsel, Information Law and Privacy Section, Department of Justice
Carolyn Kobernick  Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Law Sector, Department of Justice
Joan Remsu  General Counsel and Director, Public Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC

The agenda states that it is in camera.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

Well, that's okay, but I'm suggesting that we could do it very quickly. I have a simpler solution to what we have to do. It's okay. Normally when we discuss reports, we would go in camera, but we have one item left, and it will take one minute.

5:25 p.m.

Conservative

Russ Hiebert Conservative South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale, BC

Mr. Chair, I respectfully ask that you follow the agenda and that we move in camera, please.

5:25 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Paul Szabo

All right. We will suspend and go in camera.

[Proceedings continue in camera]