That takes away the power from Parliament and leaves the judgment in the hands of bureaucrats as to what the list is, because that's where regulations get made.
I would also argue that the Liberals are further watering down this issue. When you look at the terms of express consent in proposed section 15.... For those watching, express consent means I have to give you permission to use my data. The Liberals have designed a number of escape clauses from express consent that allow businesses to get around it. Those escape clauses in proposed section 18 allow them to get around it.
Also, in proposed subsection 12(4), in the purposes of the bill, it reads that where a business needs to use a person's information for a new use, it doesn't have to get the person's permission. It just has to record it somewhere. There's no need for consent from the person if the business uses it for a new use.
As we know, this is evolving rapidly. I got somebody's consent five years ago. I decide to use their stuff in a different way. I just have to record it somewhere now. I don't even have to tell the person I'm using it. It's a further watering down of the person's protection as a fundamental right, giving much more power.... When you combine it with proposed sections 18 and 15, the exceptions, and with proposed subsection 12(4), that's giving enormous power to a business to do whatever they want with that individual's data without their permission.