Information & Ethics committee  If we're talking about the private sector, I would refer you again to the two-page key recommendations, including primarily reintroducing in the law the requirement that consent requires the consumer to have knowledge and understanding of the purposes for which the information is

Information & Ethics committee  Remote work is effective. Very early, after the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, we moved to a teleworking arrangement, and the vast majority of our people work remotely and effectively. This coincided for us, though, with the sunsetting of a special budget that we had to tac

Information & Ethics committee  It is urgent, to say the least, and should have been done some time ago. I think the government knows there is a problem with trust in the digital economy. That is why Bill C‑11 was introduced at the time. We had certain concerns about the content of the bill. As to the private

Information & Ethics committee  The fact that we do not have laws adapted to the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution at the beginning of the 21st century creates in itself an environment that gives rise not only to potential risks, as I said, but to real harm for individuals. Would the Tim Horton

Information & Ethics committee  By March 2023, probably not. Is it a realistic target to say that 90% of Canadians should have confidence that their data is appropriately protected by companies and government? I think it is. How long that should take—

Information & Ethics committee  I think it's a function of a series of measures. It starts with a law that actually protects the privacy of citizens and consumers. It starts with that. As I say, it also requires that the regulator have appropriate resources, and I've said that I think we need to double our comp

Information & Ethics committee  In short, because individuals are not in a position to understand and know how their information is collected and used given today's technologies, there needs to be an independent third party like the OPC who can actually look under the hood, as we say, and do proactive audits to

Information & Ethics committee  I hesitate to talk about the gold standard. Many people, when asked what the gold standard is, refer to the European Union's GDPR. It is certainly an excellent standard. There are similarities between our recommendations for law reform and the European GDPR. It is an excellent st

Information & Ethics committee  At this point, the most modern law is the Quebec law, which is also a rights-based law. Some say that it is too prescriptive in some regards, for instance, in how it deals with cross-border data transfers. It may be a legitimate criticism of that law, but there are many elements

Information & Ethics committee  We have a commitment from Tim Hortons that they'll delete it. If we have reason to doubt that, we can ensure that through technological means. At this point, no, there is no other investigation under our control on geolocation. We hope that the lessons of Tim Hortons will apply

Information & Ethics committee  It's still ongoing.

Information & Ethics committee  No.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, with the condition that technology will change. A standard that would be a good standard in 2022 might no longer be good in 2028. This would need to be reassessed with technology. There might be a technology that makes re-identification in 2028 much easier, for instance, so

Information & Ethics committee  Digital ID, like all technologies, can be helpful and privacy protective or harmful to privacy depending on how it is designed. It is certainly conceivable that digital ID could enhance the verification process and the authentication process, allowing citizens to have access to s

Information & Ethics committee  Yes. I think digital ID is certainly an issue that has the potential to enhance access to services in a privacy-protected way. It's important to design it properly. It's entirely an issue worthy of consideration.