Thank you very much.
I understand that the Privacy Commissioner for Canada has signed a joint resolution on the importance of open government, which was also signed by the information and privacy commissioners of all the provinces and territories, but, shockingly, last week we heard from the CIO of the Treasury Board that there actually is no open government policy yet for the federal government.
You are using words like “pleased to assist departments”. That means they don't have to ask you, because without a policy there's no process, no guidelines, and no directive that we will have privacy by design. There isn't a policy, and there are therefore no Treasury Board guidelines requiring that the Privacy Commissioner be consulted if there is a worry that this data set might or should or could reveal information that is private to Canadians.
Can you tell me how on earth you work in this environment in which the federal government has yet to declare that there will be an open government policy? Are you involved in any committees that are actually hoping, crossing their fingers, wishing, or working toward getting an open government policy for the Government of Canada?