Public Safety committee  That is why we humbly submit a recommendation to the committee today. In Canada, 30, 40 or 50 years ago, we put in place certain mechanisms, which today are no longer used for what they were created for. It is time for industry players to sit down together to rethink all of thi

Public Safety committee  All of the information, per the announcement we made this morning, of all of the people who were on the list of the members who have been affected by this leak will be taken care of by this program. With this protection program, if it's their financial activities in their account

Public Safety committee  This is something that we are looking at right now in our files. Among these 2.7 million people, we are looking right now if there are some more sensitive people. You probably read about policemen, judges, people like officials. This is something that we're looking at right now.

Public Safety committee  Yes. We will look at it.

Public Safety committee  As a citizen, I would say that elected officials are elected to provide a framework and adopt laws. In the current digital age, regulatory parameters must be put in place to protect citizens in this regard. That's my message, as a citizen. This is also why, despite the fact that

Public Safety committee  I told you a few minutes ago: I think the status quo is not an option. That's why we're here today. Desjardins will be very honoured to participate in the discussions, if they are held. I think we need to bring together the stakeholders who work in the data field in Canada to th

Public Safety committee  That is why we accepted the invitation.

Public Safety committee  Mr. Brun, I know you've talked to this group. Can you give us the true story on that?

Public Safety committee  The department is in contact with us and collaborates with us. We have been talking directly with its representatives for more than two weeks now, whether it is about social insurance numbers or the situation Desjardins is in. I do not believe that the information was requested,

Public Safety committee  When you talk about the current cabinet, you are talking about the cabinet....

Public Safety committee  Yes, that's right. I had a discussion with Minister Morneau on the situation. He offered me his support to see how the federal government could support Desjardins in this situation.

Public Safety committee  The first question was whether Canada is well equipped to manage technological development, which is full of promise, but also involves new risks. Do we need to adapt our identification systems?

Public Safety committee  My two answers are simple: I think the status quo is not an option. The status quo in Canada today is not sufficient in the digital age, in the upcoming 5G era, and in the era of reflection about the world of financial services, including open financial services. On these two iss

Public Safety committee  On June 14, we received information from the Laval police force. That information enabled our computer investigative teams to provide us with the figures of 2.7 million individuals and 173,000 businesses. We sent letters to those people. Despite everything, we are hearing people

Public Safety committee  There are two things to consider. First, it is urgent to connect Canadians across the country to the Internet if we want to enter the 21st century. On our end, as some of our members are not connected to the Internet—sometimes by choice, sometimes because they have no access to i