Well, to require consent would be to nullify the legislation in some respects, I think. But the notification aspect seems pretty consistent with the norms and values that Canadians hold dear on privacy issues, or at least when exceptions to privacy issues occur, and this seems to be fairly traced as an exception, which would require notification as to a voluntary..... Right now the circumstances are for voluntary notification, aren't they?
On November 18th, 2010. See this statement in context.