Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  None whatever, no.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There are some limitations in the act on the use of the information provided by Elections Canada, but as we've discussed it's very limited.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Not on the party side. There may be on the other entities' transaction side, but not on the party's side.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In my view—and I've made this recommendation—the bill should go further in establishing minimum standards and providing oversight.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, I think those standards at least reflect broadly those—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  With the set of tools that he has already. I don't believe he has fines.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely. I think there are two aspects of this independence that are at issue in a way in this context. One is on the policy side. Our policy advice is provided through this committee, and the work we do with the government in terms of the bill is on the technical side. It's

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If elected members have a concern about the independence, they should feel free to clarify that point. I'm happy to clarify that there is no issue of independence here.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the bill could provide that the policy of the party must abide by certain standards, such as those found in PIPEDA. We can examine those and provide guidance to the parties ahead of time as to what these standards are. I'm not sure I'm answering the question. Is that wh

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In terms of the policy, we can come back with some more details. My notes here are fairly general, and I would be happy, if the committee wants to have some more detailed recommendations, to do that, but essentially I would be working with the Privacy Commissioner in that regard.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think that's a very important point. I think we have to be careful not to put everybody in the same situation. I don't think local campaigns are in the same category as parties. They don't amass large amounts of information. Over time, they don't accumulate that information. Th

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Certainly in our case our number one priority is to make sure there is neither misinformation nor disinformation with respect to where, how, and when to register and to vote. One of the measures we are taking is that we will have a repertoire of all of our public communications o

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's certainly the case that not all bots are dangerous. There are some positive uses for bots. I have not explored the possibilities of those positive bots in terms of fighting misinformation, but perhaps that is something we can explore.