Information & Ethics committee  I would also disclaim any particular expertise on the issue. The issue, of course, is a constitutional issue, so it has to do in part with the fact that PIPEDA, as you've heard from other witnesses who've appeared before you, tries to achieve ends that can be understood as fallin

Information & Ethics committee  I'd be happy to comment on that. I was here on the day when Madame Commissioner was making her submissions to this committee. I would, quite frankly, be quite surprised if somehow solicitor–client privilege operated differently for the commissioner in terms of her investigations

Information & Ethics committee  Actually, I would clarify. I picked some particularly dramatic examples that I thought would grab hold of this audience. I would never suggest that every standard form contract is written in these kinds of ways. In fact, many good counsel, both at the table and around the room, h

Information & Ethics committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and honourable members. Let me commence by expressing my extreme gratitude for the invitation and the opportunity to appear before you today on a set of issues that I care very deeply about. Like many of the others who have appeared before you, and p

Information & Ethics committee  I submitted them about a week ago. They perhaps didn't come through translation. It perhaps goes without saying that computers, databases, networks, surveillance cameras, cookies, spyware, radio frequency identification, and other automated means of collecting, using, and discl