Justice committee  One of our concerns with the amendment to the immunity clause through Bill C-13 is that it takes away a current requirement that immunity exists in the course of investigations, and that is no longer the case in the clause being proposed to you. To us, that is a concern. Certai

Justice committee  I'm still new to the job. I don't know, but perhaps one of my colleagues can answer that question.

Justice committee  Yes.

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.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Yes.

Justice committee  Mr. Chair, that goes back to the suggestion that I'm making for further review of the specific details of what this bill entails from a practical perspective. You're referring, sir, to testimony by the police, which tends to understand the definition of transmission data in a v

Justice committee  I have not, I must admit, read their testimony, being new to the position. I do think that there are issues that still require some examination. Perhaps Madame Kosseim would like to elaborate here.

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  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.