Therefore, we are independent. However, I will clarify how we collaborate. We regularly meet with people from the Treasury Board Secretariat to discuss various topics. We were consulted about and commented on the set of privacy policies that the Secretariat recently developed and published. However, they are clearly free to follow or not follow our recommendations. We have still not been consulted about a portal. We have not received any privacy impact assessments on the issue.
On February 14th, 2011. See this statement in context.