With respect to the national information sharing system between the three partner organizations, I would just like to say that the Bureau is starting its investigations and must maintain the confidentiality of those investigations.
Under the Competition Act we are obligated by law to maintain confidential our investigations under section 10. We also have our confidentiality provisions under section 29, which preclude us from sharing information.
However, as a result of CASL we are now mandated to work collaboratively and co-operatively with our three partners, with the CRTC, and with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, and we do that. In 2013 we executed a memorandum of understanding between the three agencies in terms of our enforcement mandate. We collaborate in terms of information sharing, keeping in mind that we do have a regime that requires us in certain circumstances to maintain confidential our investigations and information.
That being said, obviously our law currently requires that we do share information. We are prepared to do that, and it falls within the mandate of the three agencies.