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

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

February 14th, 2017 / 5:20 p.m.

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

Yes, I believe that the EU, clearly, is imposing its privacy standards. I do have some concerns with that.

Moreover, I think we have to consider the fact that every four years, it's going to be re-evaluated, not only in light of PIPEDA but also in light of our national security legislation. That's something to think about.

Last month, there was an article published by Gabe Maldofff and Omer Tene, U.S. academics, who noted that, in light of the recent European decision in Schrems, it's not clear that Canada still passes that test.

So I think we should be focusing on our issues and not bending that much.

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