Scott Brison at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

My understanding—and, of course, the justice minister will be leading the reform of the Privacy Act—is that in March I think the Privacy Commissioner recommended improving the ombudsman model. He mentioned the Newfoundland and Labrador model, I think, at that time, and in September, I think he spoke of an order-making power. This is something that I hope you as a committee, in your deliberations and in your report, will take a look at the models—