Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being with us.
In your opening remarks, Mr. Dufresne, you raised your concerns with respect to privacy. Most of the witnesses we've heard from actually share your concerns.
What you're recommending—that your office be consulted—differs from what most of the other witnesses have proposed. The mandate of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner is to oversee “compliance with the Privacy Act, which covers the personal information-handling practices of federal government departments and agencies, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act”.
You are recommending that, should Bill C-26 be passed, the Department of Public Safety or the minister responsible consult your office.
In the case of other bills, do departments or ministers consult your office on privacy considerations? If so, can you provide an example? It would give us a sense of how things would work.