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Information & Ethics committee I think there are two moments in time, so it was when PIPEDA was a bill.
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee So are you asking us, do we recommend that PIPEDA's remedies be more akin to the professional types of remedies?
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee If I understand the question, are you seeking more the remedy component of it?
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee If I understand what you're saying, the remedy for these self-governing professions is on a more severe scale than what you're saying is the remedy in—
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee In the relationship of trust that is the foundation for these relationships between doctor and patient, lawyer and client, the consequences have to be severe or you wouldn't even have a relationship; it may be declined because of the quality of the data that's being shared. But i
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee Allow me to respond, Ms. Lavallée. The Quebec Act respecting the Protection of Personal Information has indeed been found substantially similar to the Personal Information and Electronics Document Act. Consequently, the federal Act does not apply in Quebec, just as it does not a
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee Except for new issues such as electronic medical files. Should a change arise, Quebec’s Act respecting the Protection of Personal Information would have to be amended because it was adopted in 1994. The level of protection must also be increased.
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee Yes, exactly. I believe the guideline on harmonizing laws comes from a European committee.
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee It was the catalyst for creating the federal Act. That is to say, a European committee at the OECD suggested that, in order to promote exchange and trade with each other, States should enact laws to protect private information. I believe it was the catalyst that brought about the
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee To my knowledge, the Canadian Medical Association was not in partnership with Great Britain on this issue but we are members of the World Medical Association (WMA). In this regard, the question as to how to protect the privacy of patients remains. Other representatives here toda
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson
Information & Ethics committee If I might, the fact that some provincial legislation has been found to be substantially similar, such as Ontario's Personal Health Information Protection Act, has eased some of that confusion, because CMA's division, the Ontario Medical Association, worked very closely to put to
December 13th, 2006Committee meeting
Jean Nelson