The second question is regarding proposed section 39, “Socially beneficial purposes”. My understanding is that the information needs to be de-identified and it can be shared with the government or government institutions, with health care institutions or post-secondary educational institutions. I gather it would be, for instance, at the request of a government department or organization that the information, which is de-identified for sure, is shared.
I'm just wondering if there should be the same kind of oversight here that we see in proposed section 35, where at least an organization that is transmitting this information to the government is required to disclose that. Otherwise, we can envision ways in which that would happen where the public wouldn't even be aware that this information.... I get that it's for socially beneficial purposes, but that can be interpreted quite broadly.
Professor Geist, go ahead.