Thank you very much for the invitation to present the CBA's views on the Privacy Act amendments.
The CBA is a national association of 36,000 lawyers, law students, notaries, and academics. An important aspect of the CBA's mandate is to seek improvements in the law and the administration of justice. It's that perspective that brings us before you today.
Our submission on the Privacy Act amendments was prepared by the Canadian Bar Association's privacy and access law section. With me today is Gary Dickson, an executive member of that section. He served as Saskatchewan's first full-time information and privacy commissioner for 10 years. He also served as an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for nine years, with specific responsibility for access to information and privacy legislation.
Mr. Dickson will now address the substance of our submission and respond to any of your questions.