Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  As I've proposed in my special report, I really don't have an issue with having a provision that would deal with frivolous and vexatious requests or requests made in bad faith. I do take issue with the various components of that and the various ways by which an institution can de

Information & Ethics committee  That is not my interpretation of the bill as it currently is drafted. Essentially, if the government institution basically sat on the order and did not provide disclosure as was being ordered, I would have to take a mandamus application in the Federal Court, which is part of th

Information & Ethics committee  There is a distinction between a mandamus and a certified order, and that would be the main distinction.

Information & Ethics committee  I went to Newfoundland, by the way, and I met with the Newfoundland commissioner and with various stakeholders involved in the application of the new law. There hasn't been enough time to see if the Newfoundland model works or not and whether there's more judicial review being co

Information & Ethics committee  Good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, everyone. Honourable members, thank you for inviting me to appear before you to discuss Bill C-58. I have closely followed your work, I have reviewed the testimony of the various witnesses, and I have read the submissions

Information & Ethics committee  That would be the last element in work I would be proud of.

Information & Ethics committee  In my opinion, the most important quality for a Privacy Commissioner is resilience. It doesn't apply to a particular task or a specific objective; it's a state of mind. You have to remain resilient in spite of everything, because there are some extremely difficult moments for a P

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much.

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  First of all, I did make it clear to the government that if it needs me to stay until it finds someone else, I'm prepared to do that, so that's fine. I'm expecting that will happen, so I think we're looking at that being until at least December. The notice for my position has not

Information & Ethics committee  Well, I have 2,844 files, and at this point 60% of those are assigned to people. Those will be going through. There are a couple of investigations that I'm planning to complete. The long-gun registry issue is not finalized. It's still before the court. I also have the investigati

Information & Ethics committee  I think that there will be confirmation in a very short period of time. I think the notice for the position will be up very soon—that's what I'm hearing—maybe as soon as next week. For my position, as you know, it has to be an order in council for any extension on an interim basi