Thank you, Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses here today.
I think each of the witnesses is aware that there have been hearings back to 2006, which I think Mr. Geist referred to.
PIPEDA was written in the 20th century. It's over a decade old and it needs to be improved. This is what Bill S-4 attempts to do.
Also, it is almost impossible to get unanimous support for any piece of legislation, so I think there has been a lot of energy that's gone into improving PIPEDA. Canadians want companies to tell them if their personal information has been lost or stolen and if they've been put at risk. I think that consent needs to be appropriate, particularly for target groups like children.
Dr. Geist, you've been involved with providing input to the Senate. You were involved in the hearings back in 2006.
My question is for Mr. Gogolek. When the Senate dealt with this at committee a year ago—not quite a year ago, but when the hearings at the committee in the Senate were beginning on Bill S-4, did you appear as a witness? As you're aware, any legislative changes have to be supported in both Houses, and Bill S-4 began in the Senate and is now in the House of Commons. Were you a witness when this was dealt with at the Senate?