Thank you, Mr. Chair.
As was pointed out, the amendment would essentially repeal section 7 of PIPEDA, which sets out all the exceptions to the requirement to have consent to collect, use, or disclose personal information. This would remove every exception to consent set out in the bill and would mean that a company or an organization would require knowledge and consent every time it collected, used, or disclosed personal information in any context.
The exceptions that are there are set out for various reasons. In certain circumstances, it isn't practical to obtain consent if someone is injured, ill, or deceased, and sometimes obtaining consent would create conflict in law. For example, there's a provision in subsection 7(3) that allows disclosure without consent to comply with a warrant, subpoena, or other court order. This amendment would eliminate all of those exceptions.