Industry committee  From the discussions we have had with our members, I think there is already, first, as I mentioned, a very high level of compliance with PIPEDA's requirements. It really comes down to a question of the size of the organization, as Mr. Littler suggested. We represent retailers fro

Industry committee  That's correct. I would not say that's our primary concern though. To sum it up in a word, our primary concern would be undue administrative burden. That's the common thread, so that there's clarity around consent.

Industry committee  Reporting, record keeping, and all the other requirements that are mentioned.

Industry committee  I'll commence by saying that it was a couple of generations before my time. But, yes, I think that retailers, while not necessarily a driving force behind amendments to PIPEDA, would be generally supportive of anything that would allow for the speedy resolution of anything that w

Industry committee  With regard to reporting, I think it's entirely appropriate. What I note from the language of the bill is that it states that there is a reasonable expectation for significant harm to the individual. There is some definition of that provided there, but I think it allows for the f

Industry committee  Retailers note with interest the section that grants the Office of the Privacy Commissioner seemingly unrestricted discretion in releasing any information under its control to the public when deemed to be in the public interest. Retailers would like to see some reasonable limitat