Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Commissioner. It's nice to see you back again, and your colleagues with you. We appreciate your appearance here.
It's been a long study, but it's been a good study, I think. We've heard some very interesting comments and we've heard from some very interesting individuals as well as companies. I think that it has been very beneficial and I'm certainly glad we've undertaken this study.
As you pointed out in your remarks, some “witnesses felt that PIPEDA needs to be modernized; others took the position that PIPEDA does not need to be changed, that its enforcement model works and that its technology-neutral character is its strength.” I'm just reading that from the comments you made earlier.
We heard from a lot of people on both sides of this issue. We heard about concerns with respect to giving broader powers, including the enforcement powers and the ability to issue penalties, and the concerns that some felt this would alter the good relationship that your office currently enjoys with many companies you examine.
Could you respond to that concern? Do you feel it will affect your ability to deal well with these companies? If you had expanded enforcement powers, how is that going to affect your current relationship in dealings with private companies? You've said in your comments that some people say your office cannot be judge, jury, and executioner. How would that work out? How would the balance be there? Would there be checks in place? In your vision, is that final say in your office?