Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Presently the limits on sharing personal information obtained through proposed section 15.4 are contingent on whether a telecommunications service provider has chosen to designate its customers' personal information as confidential. This amendment, one, would deem personal and de-identified information that is not designated as confidential by a telecommunications provider as confidential; and two, would introduce data retention and deletion clauses so that confidential information is retained only for as long as it is necessary.
Mr. Chair, this amendment is similar to BQ‑5, BQ‑7 and PV‑6.