I can say as well that these paramountcy clauses tend to be a bit problematic. They are problematic in the Privacy Act, and they're also problematic when we find them in the Access to Information Act.
Generally speaking, when we have a piece of legislation that's supposed to set out standards, it creates tension when you say “Here are the standards by which the government is going to operate, except for any other law that contradicts it.”
If you're going to consolidate the standards, it makes more sense to either not have those kinds of exceptions or to say that if other laws want to impact or want to disclose information, it must be done according to the standards set out in this law. That's the solution we propose for the Access to Information Act, and the same is true for the Privacy Act.