Information & Ethics committee  I hadn't really....

Information & Ethics committee  Not to our knowledge, no.

Information & Ethics committee  Personally, no. The opportunity to make comments generally and educate the public is encompassed within our mandate for advocacy and public education. There are things.... For example, last week was Right to Know Week. I made some public comments about open government, open contr

Information & Ethics committee  In Newfoundland and Labrador, the premier and all the ministers are subject to the privacy legislation.

Information & Ethics committee  Political parties are not public bodies. They're not subject to the act.

Information & Ethics committee  There's a tendency to err on the side of caution with respect to the notification of individuals. We certainly don't want to discourage notification, but the issue becomes the appropriate interpretation of what is a material breach, and secondarily, whether it is something that h

Information & Ethics committee  A pure recommendation model is completely ineffectual. From our point of view, the fact that a recommendation can become an order in 10 days motivates the public bodies and other authorities to co-operate and to get these things concluded, because if it goes to a formal report an

Information & Ethics committee  I don't think we're saying that they can't be done together and should never be done together. It's just that in certain circumstances it would seem better to have them apart. If you're talking economies of scale, when you go to, for example, order-making powers, then you're talk

Information & Ethics committee  I think it's difficult to speak to the circumstances of the federal Privacy Commissioner. In terms of our own experience, it would not be practical, because we have limited resources. Splitting the office would, I think, result in us being unable to fully effect our mandate und

Information & Ethics committee  For the most part, the majority of the breaches reported to us—and we have mandatory reporting of all breaches under ATIPPA—are incidental, accidental, careless, and generally things that don't involve an intent to abuse, share, or disclose somebody's personal information. We do

Information & Ethics committee  Good morning. We really appreciate this opportunity, Mr. Murray and I, to appear before you. We know you've already heard from the statutory review committee: Clyde Wells, Doug Letto, and Jennifer Stoddart. They certainly addressed the rationale for the recent changes in Newfoun