There is a paragraph missing in my copy. My apologies. I would imagine this happened during the merging of the French and English passages. I will refer to the copy you have. The paragraph that begins: “In relation to section 8(2)(c), we recognize Parliament’s authority …” is crucial. Thank you for pointing that out.
In fact, I believe we have distributed a letter we sent on August 9, 2010 to the Member at the time, Mr. Murphy, in which we specifically recognize that Parliament has the authority to demand the production of documents and files. This letter also recognizes that the Privacy Act allows for the disclosure of personal information to Committees.