Thank you.
My thanks to you, Mr. Therrien, and to your team for joining us today to give testimony before our committee.
I have two questions that I hope I have time for.
The first concerns the point that you made to ensure that this legislation is compliant with the R. v. Spencer decision, and like you, we support the need for this legislation and believe that it is long overdue.
In your testimony, you argued for better clarity for organizations around disclosure and also clarification for individuals. The British Columbia Legislative Assembly has just published a report on their review of their Personal Information Protection Act, PIPA, in which they suggest amending articles in the bill that allow for voluntary warrantless disclosure, very similar to the articles in PIPEDA, and they are doing this as a response to this court decision, fearing a charter challenge.
Do you think that adds weight to your recommendation that the government should avoid any potential court challenge and amend this legislation to reflect the concerns that you raised here before the committee?