It's obvious that the penalties provided for in the law are extremely significant. This is also the case in Europe and other countries, as well as in Quebec with Bill 25. In all these models, without exception, the court of first instance, the equivalent of the privacy commissioner's office, is able to make these rulings.
As I was saying to Mr. Masse, if the federal office doesn't have the same tools as its counterparts, it risks creating significant complexities in joint investigations with other jurisdictions.