Will the PIA be used to approve the software or technology that the government plans to use, or is there a process? In advance of collecting the information, ought there not be a requirement for any government department to have the technology, that specific software, pre-approved? On this distinction that it's just employees of the Government of Canada, that's a pretty big employer in this country. The employees, by and large, are Canadians, and that's not to be glossed over.
We seem to be playing catch-up so often on privacy issues with government and government departments. Would your recommendation be that the software be approved even prior to procurement?