I think that the government's consultation is a very good start in doing that, because it highlights a number of things. It highlights, first, that you need to have strong and stronger privacy protection. Privacy is going to be the basis for trust, whether for the strong economy, whether for innovation, or whether for government services. That's number one.
Reinforcing things like order-making power, the obligation to report breaches, the obligation to have safeguards and treating privacy as a fundamental right are all key, but the consultation also talks about the need for departments to be able to share more information with each other, in appropriate cases, to deliver better services for Canadians. I think that is something that needs to happen in appropriate cases, with appropriate safeguards.
In some cases you need more flexibility, but as long as you have strong privacy protections, then you have both, and Canadians deserve to have both strong, effective government services and strong privacy.
