Dr. Éloïse Gratton at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On February 14th, 2017. See this statement in context.

February 14th, 2017 / 4:55 p.m.

Partner and National Co-Leader, Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group, Borden Ladner Gervais, As an Individual

His quote is still relevant today. What he meant was that when you're enacting a law, you're fixing things. You're making things more permanent; therefore, they're less flexible. That's why I think his quote is still relevant today.

PIPEDA is flexible, so if we want to move forward with a consent model, let's not touch it. We can do whatever we want around it. We can use interpretation. We can get policy guidance from the OPC. That's why I thought it was relevant to mention him, and that's why I think it's still relevant today.

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