Absolutely. We are in complete agreement with that. We work a lot with Ms. Cavoukian. This is the very approach we take when we review privacy impact assessments. Once the portal is created and submitted to us, we will obviously consider it based on very specific criteria. In the first place, the portal should not provide access to personal information. The main objective of open government is to provide information of public interest. Clearly, we will assess all the technological aspects of the portal in order to ensure that personal information is not disclosed accidentally.
Evidence of meeting #44 for Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was work.
A recording is available from Parliament.