I think those comments were related to the no-fly list and the extensive concerns we advanced in the summer of 2007 when this was first rolled out. My office and the offices of the privacy commissioners across Canada unanimously adopted a resolution and, among other things, asked for oversight, some reporting, and a substantial parliamentary review. We asked for the development of specific regulations on which such a program would be based. It was those things that had not been developed and in which I expressed disappointment.
On November 19th, 2009. See this statement in context.