Industry committee  The section itself is relatively quiet on the intended protections and we've understood from the minister's comments in previous testimony that it's intended primarily to protect vulnerable individuals, and that's obviously a step that we wholeheartedly support. We have heard fr

Industry committee  That's correct. There are a number of specific provisions in this bill that we do support, and I had noted especially the business contact information exemption, which is significant here. We are supportive of the sort of alternative route, if you like, of voluntary compliance ag

Industry committee  I think it's going to be situational. This is not to be fanciful. If somebody's shoe size was revealed to another customer passing by, that is obviously resolvable in the circumstance. The kinds of harms that are specified are quite varied, everywhere from humiliation to bodily

Industry committee  I might add something to what my colleague has said. We have taken issue—and I realize you're talking about reporting now rather than recording—with the way the reporting requirement is framed and do believe there should be a materiality test there. We could envisage circumstanc

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think most members will be familiar with RCC, which has been the voice of retail in Canada since 1963. As a not-for-profit industry association, we represent over 45,000 storefronts on a national basis, of all formats ranging from independent through g