Dr. Gregory Smolynec at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On April 3rd, 2019. See this statement in context.

April 3rd, 2019 / 4:35 p.m.

Deputy Commissioner, Policy and Promotion Sector, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Yes, definitely.

The commissioner and the commissioner's office do not have sufficient authority to deal with the challenges emerging as far as business and society in general are concerned. Not only are legislative improvements needed, but also, the commissioner needs to be empowered to impose penalties and fines, for example.

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