Justice committee  Allow me to pass this question to Ms. Kosseim, since I have only been with the office for three working days. I have an amazing team behind me. However, I cannot say at this point whether it is large enough.

Justice committee  I have not performed sufficient analysis to comment on the constitutionality of this bill. However, this morning, we have shared some of our concerns about privacy protection, and I will leave it at that. I think the bill could be improved to take those concerns into account.

Justice committee  We told you about four concerns. The issue of legal immunity is very important. We feel the relevant provision should be removed or amended in accordance with the written submissions we made yesterday. The reporting and accountability mechanisms are also very important.

Justice committee  Of course, every commissioner has their views on this matter. My opinion is in line with that of others in two areas. The criminalization of cyberbullying makes sense. As I was saying, that's a good move. However, like some commissioners, I am worried by certain measures related

Justice committee  I would go back to the view I expressed earlier; that is, that this provision, we find, would send a signal to telecommunications companies to voluntarily disclose to law enforcement agencies more information than is currently the case. Our view is that this kind of activity shou

Justice committee  I would ask Ms. Kosseim to answer this, please.

Justice committee  As I explained in my opening remarks, when it comes to the preservation of certain data, we feel that reasonable grounds to suspect are sufficient. The idea is to preserve potential evidence that could be useful in investigations. We feel that the problem has to do with access t

Justice committee  The preservation of evidence applies to a certain period of time. Once that period has elapsed, the data is destroyed. However, when it comes to access, you are talking about something else. I don't know whether my colleagues have anything to say about data destruction. As for t

Justice committee  No, I am afraid not.

Justice committee  In a general sense I am, yes.

Justice committee  If you don't mind, it will be just a little more than yes or no. We agree that the legislation on techniques needs to be modernized. We think, though, that there is a need for further study of the practical consequences of what is before you. That is our position. In the meant

Justice committee  I have not.

Justice committee  We are clearly in favour of such mechanisms. As for your legal question, I will ask Ms. Brady or Ms. Kosseim to answer.

Justice committee  I would say that transmission data goes beyond information that was found in the old phone books. It has that, but it has more than that. It may not have the content of conversations, which is a good thing, but it has information about the location of individuals, sites being con

Justice committee  It's more than phone book data, for sure, and it contains important sensitive personal information.