Procedure and House Affairs committee  If I may, I would like to answer this question by reframing it. I think it's very important that you frame the challenge properly. It is not a privacy challenge; it is a cybersecurity challenge. It is why, for example, earlier on I heard Monsieur Turcotte refer you to the Communi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  First of all, you may have noticed I did not use “100%”. I said “guarantee”, but you said “100%”.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  As a lawyer, I would never say “100%”.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That being said, my point is that to frame the challenge properly, meaning to frame it as a cybersecurity challenge, you will bring to the debate or to the discussion the information that is truly relevant and that is truly for your security experts in government.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The challenge is that every day, almost every minute, one.... Ian Kerr, a professor at the University of Ottawa, who passed away last summer, sadly, and who was truly a great thinker on these subjects, used to say that when the technology is current, it is already out of date. I

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Exactly, and as you have heard me say, I encourage you, first of all, to have a conversation with your staff. What is each of them doing to ensure that they protect information security in the context of their home? There are very specific ways to protect it. I gave you some. The

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would urge you to get a guarantee from the IT experts of the House of Commons that proceeding virtually in camera is secure.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  You're quite correct, because through experience, we see the risks and, therefore, develop more and more safeguards.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The Privacy Act, but then there is a legal void in relation to the political parties. The Privacy Act applies to all federal institutions, but the information held by political parties is not covered by the Privacy Act. Let's therefore put your scenario in the situations where

Procedure and House Affairs committee  To whom are you addressing your question, Ms. Normandin?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Ms. Normandin, you gave a specific example of the segmentation that Mr. Turcotte and I talked about. Not all information and debates are protected. In each segment, when you share protected information or when you want to keep a debate confidential, you must determine, with the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Indeed, there have been media reports about that. We definitely need to contend with that. Perhaps the best way to explain my approach is to explain to you how I've come to it. I have spent 27 years as a senior public servant, including at the highest levels. Therefore, I have

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm very pleased to be taking part in your work on this very relevant issue. My name is Chantal Bernier. I'm a lawyer who specializes in privacy and cybersecurity law. You invited me here today to outline the information security considerations associate