Information & Ethics committee  I think I'll pass on this one.

Information & Ethics committee  We'll probably be finding out more about what's happening here in B.C., where we apparently have the problem that Professor Steeves was talking about, with doctors' offices and PharmaNet being under our private sector PIPEDA-equivalent law. There are going to be questions about w

Information & Ethics committee  Well, this is the problem, but of course this is a provincial issue. There's also the question, and this is something that's come up here, of what happens to the people who are, let's say, in danger of ID theft. Should there be a requirement that all the money that they'll have

Information & Ethics committee  It's not mandatory.

Information & Ethics committee  You're free to do with it as you see fit. You are not subject to PIPEDA. You're not covered there.

Information & Ethics committee  It can and should be changed.

Information & Ethics committee  In British Columbia the parties are covered. There's an argument that possibly federal parties that have B.C.-incorporated branches would be subject to the provincial legislation. It would create an interesting situation in which, if the federal party generally violates privacy n

Information & Ethics committee  I am not aware of what is happening in Quebec. In British Columbia, our commissioner's office has produced resources to help people better manage their personal information, for young people and the general public. We also want to inform them of their rights and provide advice on

Information & Ethics committee  I think so. Of course, it is up to legislators to draft the laws and find ways of achieving the intended purpose. I do not have a specific recommendation regarding a time limit on retention, but, in principle, consent should not be indefinite. Information should not be kept just

Information & Ethics committee  It's a very complicated question. There is a jurisdictional question. I think we would probably be more comfortable dealing with the consent issue straight up, whether children of a certain age are able to provide it, rather than dividing them off from the rest of us [Inaudible—E

Information & Ethics committee  This is one of the lacunae we have here in British Columbia, where PIPEDA actually has been updated to provide for breach notification. Here in B.C., we've had recommendations for this going back two years, and the provincial government has, for reasons best known to itself, deci

Information & Ethics committee  Federally, we would be looking for something stronger than what's currently in PIPEDA, but of course there is breach notification right now as a result of Bill S-4 from the last Parliament.

Information & Ethics committee  Do you mean by the public sector?

Information & Ethics committee  I don't think there is one.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.