On the powers of the commissioner, there are several things in the bill about the new powers of the commissioner, the penalties and the sanctions, etc., that I think are improvements and for which advocates have been calling for a long time.
The current situation in PIPEDA, where the Privacy Commissioner really just has recommendation powers, has been untenable. Many of us have been saying this for a very long time. Michael Geist testified back in the day and so did I. To give the Privacy Commissioner more teeth, more bite, is a clear improvement, not only in terms of fines and administrative penalties, but also some of the other things in the bill that he is able to do.
I'd just leave it at that and perhaps my colleagues could also add.