Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much. It's nice to see you again. Mr. Calkins is getting close to his maximum safe exposure to Warren Everson this week. You want to be cautious about that. That's a really big mouthful of a question, as you know. I think society will use a defence in depth with

Information & Ethics committee  I'll make a quick point here. Self-regulation is a subject in its own right, but it is illegal to collect personal information and resell it in Canada without consent. So we're not relying on self-regulation to protect the privacy of Canadians: PIPEDA already bans that practice.

Information & Ethics committee  We didn't opine on it in a resolution, but of course we have a lot of debate about this in the relevant committee and within the chamber. I noticed that when the commissioner was here she was using the term “meaningful consent” to deal with a constituency of people who may not be

Information & Ethics committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the members of the committee for calling us and providing us with an opportunity to speak on a fascinating issue before you today. This is a very important topic for Canada. I very much think it behooves the committee to examin

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Well, there's much to be hoped. Thanks for the question. The issue of access to, and integration of aboriginal communities into, the workforce is itself a huge preoccupation with members of the Chamber of Commerce, especially in the natural resources sectors. I would think that

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  I completely agree. There's an ongoing debate, which I think the country has to face up to, about the adequacy of educational support for aboriginals. Once that issue is addressed, there is also a whole raft of cultural and societal relationships that has to be worked out. I've s

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Absolutely, I agree.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  I think that most of our members, if they were here, would say to you that if there's a difference between the regulatory authorities in provincial and federal governments, it would be that the regulators in the province are a little more aggressive. We do think there's just a la

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Absolutely, and I don't think it's much of a rush. I think this issue has been extant in Parliament for a couple of decades.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  My membership thinks these changes are timely and very appropriate.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  There are two that I mentioned. The duplication between governments is a necessary change. We look, in my view, ridiculous in this country having duplication in the way that we do. I think the establishment of timeframes is very critical for all parties. Rachel just said that

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  I think it will help all the parties involved, proponents and opponents.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  That's what we used to call a leading question.

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  I think all of the people who have supported the legislation have made the point that delay in an answer, on an assessment in particular, is destructive of investment opportunities, employment, and development, whether the answer is yes or no. I don't believe we want to say that

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  I certainly agree with the second part of your question. I think that one of the challenges Canada has is adjusting to how very significant the oil and gas industry has become in our economy. I calculate that it's almost twice as large now as the auto industry. I think it's rela