Yes, I'd like to just chip in here in terms of the B.C. situation. Our commissioner, Ms. Denham, in her submission to the special committee to review our PIPA on November 26, 2014, on page 21, noted the following:
Spencer may have clarified the constitutionality of warrantless disclosures to police, but it did not do the same for disclosures between organizations. It is currently not possible for my Office or for the public to know how much personal information has been or is being disclosed without the knowledge or consent of individuals under section 18(1)(c).
That's the equivalent of section 7.
For this reason, transparency reports should also include information about disclosures to other organizations.
The commissioner's approach was adopted by the special committee in B.C., and not only are they calling for transparency reports, they're also calling for them to be published—so, not secret reports but published reports.