I actually wasn't trying to get you with that question. I was merely trying to raise the concern. It's an important sector, and it can sometimes seem as though decisions are made just like that. I wanted to hear your take on the situation, so thank you for that.
Now I have a quick question for the deputy minister responsible for Bill C-27. Under the bill, a new tribunal is being established, which the government says is necessary because the Privacy Commissioner's new responsibilities will result in more legal proceedings and things will get complicated. However, I can count on one hand the number of times the Privacy Commissioner's decisions have been challenged before the Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal or Supreme Court. That casts doubt on the need for the tribunal. With the commissioner being given more tools to do his job, it seems as though the creation of this new tribunal might seek to undermine the commissioner's role.
I want you to understand why I'm raising the issue. As parliamentarians, we talk both behind the scenes and here, publicly, and we have questions. We know that the minister carried out consultations, so we want to find out which companies in the sector he consulted. Obviously, the committee hasn't met with those stakeholders, since we're having to work on this in a bit of a rush.
Can we, the members of the committee, know exactly which companies in the sector the minister consulted before bringing forward Bill C‑27 and his countless amendments? Clearly, the original version of the bill wasn't up to par, unfortunately, even from the department's standpoint.