Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to begin by thanking you for contributing to the committee's important work.
I had a host of questions, but something in particular you said, Ms. Bernier, caught my attention. You referred to an issue you considered urgent: the preservation of the adequacy of the act under the new General European Data Protection Regulation. You said that Canada was the only North American state with the status of suitability to Europe but that our status was at risk because it would be subject to review every four years. According to you, the Canadian act needs to be raised to the level necessary to preserve the advantage that adequacy status with Europe affords Canadian businesses.
What steps do you recommend we take to raise the level of the Canadian act?