Certainly. When you look at PIPEDA, businesses can look at it and figure out whether or not they are in compliance. They usually don't have to hire a lawyer to do that, and they have a relationship with the Privacy Commissioner, to whom they can reach out. It's much more of a partnership to make sure they're in compliance.
A more principles-based approach along those lines for CASL would help businesses be more willing to reach out and make it easier for them to comply, as opposed to saying, “Is this far enough along that it is a transaction? If I say these words, does it count as commercial?” There are a lot of very finite details, and it's difficult to tell.