Finance committee  Exactly.

Finance committee  That is my contention, yes.

Finance committee  The simplest way to do this, I believe, would be to take that provision, proposed subsection 5.5(2), which applies to the DNA of the relative of a missing person, and apply the same rule to the DNA of the missing person himself or herself.

Finance committee  Should apply to the missing person.

Finance committee  I do not believe so. I'm not suggesting, actually, any amendments to the bill itself here. What I'm signalling is that there's a lack of detail as to the use of the SIN beyond the employment program. I'm signalling that future rules to be enacted in regulations or procedures may

Finance committee  You probably are referring to the fact that ESDC approached my office in 2013 to discuss the privacy issues related to this program. We acknowledge that there have been consultations by ESDC. However, what we're signalling today is that the bill speaks to regulations that provide

Finance committee  Well, as I say, there had been consultations in 2013 about the privacy issues related to these amendments.

Finance committee  A privacy impact assessment is an exercise whereby a department proposing a change to policies or procedures tries to determine the privacy implications of these changes to programs. This is a process whereby these questions are to be considered. Normally the department in questi

Finance committee  We're essentially talking about the DNA of missing persons, whether they be alive or dead. The proposal is to add a few indices to the existing DNA data bank, which currently relates to criminals, for the purpose of identifying human remains or locating missing persons.

Finance committee  I support the idea of having a DNA data bank to locate missing persons or unidentified human remains. The concern is in the cross-matching of various indices, some of which are for the humanitarian purpose of finding missing persons, back to other indices that deal with criminali

Finance committee  The bank is constituted of several indices, some of which deal with either convicted offenders or DNA collected at crime scenes. Other indices would now deal with the DNA of missing persons or persons who may be dead. All of this is put into, globally, a DNA data bank. The govern

Finance committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for the invitation to present my views on the possible privacy implications of Part IV of Bill C-43. I have provided written submissions on various parts of the bill and would like to summarize my comments for yo

Justice committee  Thank you. I don't see that as retirement at all. I intend to be active. Thank you.

Justice committee  I don't know the exact time period. I will say that preservation orders are meant to protect that period to obtain that information. I don't know if my colleagues have anything to add further to that, but that's what preservation orders are for.

Justice committee  I think that the Privacy Commissioner's powers should be considerable and that privacy rights are of a quasi-constitutional nature.