The issue relates to the use of PIAs relating to privacy law that departments are undertaking. A PIA is like a checklist: It ensures that the protection of personal information of Canadians continues to occur on a department by department basis.
When I was first sworn in, of course I received numerous briefings relating to my obligations as minister, and I will continue to make sure that Treasury Board policies are understood and distributed across government. It was the end of November when the article was released.
Of course, I was briefed by my team at the time, and I will now ask Mr. Rochon if he could elaborate on the steps we took thereafter.