Transport committee  Just to briefly explain the regulatory process, there's often an initial consultation. A proposed regulation is drafted and it's published in Canada Gazette part I. Under this bill, it is required to be published in Canada Gazette part I. At that point there is a comment period i

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  In terms of whether there is follow-up from the committee's review?

Transport committee  No. As for the effect of the “shall”, in these sections Parliament has delegated to the Governor in Council the ability to make regulations and with the “shall” is then further delegating the regulations made by its delegate. It's delegating to this committee the power to review

Transport committee  That's right.

Transport committee  No, not according to the way it's currently worded.

Transport committee  Even obtaining a person's name in order to go to the foreign government is a “collection” under the act: it is information that has been collected under the act in order to collect further information.

Transport committee  Well, you do, because you have to know who to give it to.

Transport committee  I'm Linda Wilson, legal counsel.