Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mr. Therrien, the more I listen to you, the more I realize that studying Bill C-11 is quite a chore. The privacy situation is really concerning. It's something that everyone is concerned about, here in Quebec at least, and I'm sure it's the same in the rest of Canada, if not the entire planet.
I'm a little concerned about what you're telling us with respect to Bill C-11, which might not cover all the angles, some of which would be quite important. I note, among other things, your caveat about facial recognition data being immutable. Once we have that data, it will be there for life. I also note the issue of exchanges between countries, where we must be even more careful, because the protections are not the same in all countries. In this day and age, with more and more trade between countries, I guess you have to be more and more careful, and put more time and effort into it. Those are some of the concerns we have.
When Bill C-11 was being developed, did you intervene? Was the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner called in to advise the minister, and did he try to include the various safeguards that you feel are missing from the current version of the bill? Have you prepared a report or other document?