Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Christians, we have discussed with the officials the matter of the bill's constitutionality when it comes to intergovernmental agreements. They told us that they kept the Privacy Commissioner abreast throughout the process of drafting the bill, but they didn't say what she thought about it.
A brief we received from you essentially states that FATCA and, by extension, the agreement, transform certain entities into information collectors for the
Internal Revenue Service.
I would like to hear where you stand when it comes to the bill's constitutionality or lack thereof in terms of privacy.