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Industry committee I'm sorry, I thought you were asking him the question.
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee Yes: so it's why I have an issue with valid consent.
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee When I saw the proposal, I wondered why we needed a change, because I think PIPEDA, to a certain extent, is clear enough on the fact that you need to make sure that consent is valid and people understand what you're collecting. Then I realized that the concern originally related
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee We need this type of provision. But I am a little worried that they will be used in fishing expeditions, so to speak. Information will be exchanged, to see if something comes out of it and if a file has to be opened. That is our concern. I listened to the testimony of representa
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee I missed the beginning of your question.
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee Yes, those suit me. I know that certain reservations were expressed with regard to the record. All of the records need to be kept. I'm also aware of the position of the Canadian Bar Association, which also has certain reservations as to the records that would have to be kept. Bi
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee No, that's okay. Of course, in an ideal world, notification provisions would be standardized.
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee It's hard to say. We will have to see whether there is a compliance problem and how businesses behave. Of course, I am sitting on one side of the fence. Businesses contact me because they want to comply with the law. So I am in a bad position to tell you that we have a problem a
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee Basically, we have a problem with the fact that people are constantly being asked for their consent. They are exposed to a lot of information and I am afraid that with the proposed amendment, businesses will simply include more information, and ask for additional consent, and so
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton
Industry committee Thank you very much for providing me with the opportunity to speak to you today. My name is Éloïse Gratton. I am a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais. I also teach a privacy law course at the University of Montreal law faculty. I've been practising in the field of privacy law f
March 26th, 2015Committee meeting
Dr. Éloïse Gratton