Information & Ethics committee  There is close cooperation between the provinces and our office. We hold monthly conference calls to discuss common issues.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't know.

Information & Ethics committee  The provinces you named have legislation that has been deemed equivalent.

Information & Ethics committee  They have been deemed equivalent—not the same, but equivalent in terms of protection. With that certification, those provinces are exempt from the application of PIPEDA in their territories. The provincial act is recognized by an official process.

Information & Ethics committee  I think it has to do with the border but also with communications between Americans and Canadians that may involve e-mail correspondence or communications from individuals on both sides of the border. So it may be difficult, within e-mail correspondence, for instance, or within c

Information & Ethics committee  I'll briefly try to answer your two questions. I'll start with the second. I don't know Ms. Whitten. So I can't speak to that point. I don't know whether this is something new for her or whether she has previously been appointed. I can contact you again to forward that informati

Information & Ethics committee  Just to be clear, the letter that was sent in June notified Google that the commissioner was initiating an investigation. There has been active correspondence between the commissioner's office and Google representatives throughout the investigation process. She most recently sent

Information & Ethics committee  I'll let Mr. Caron address that question.

Information & Ethics committee  I'll ask Mâitre Caron to confirm, but my understanding is that our contact person for this investigation, particularly near the latter end of the investigation, was their legal counsel, David Fraser.

Information & Ethics committee  Yes, he is based in the Atlantic region at McInnes Cooper.

Information & Ethics committee  Just to be clear, David Fraser is their external legal counsel. Maybe that's a question you can clarify with Google, so I don't misspeak.

Information & Ethics committee  No, I'm sorry.

Information & Ethics committee  Mr. Chair, one of the powers she has under the current legislation, PIPEDA, is that at the end of her investigation, particularly if she recommends something the organization does not comply with, she has the option of going to Federal Court under section 15 of the act and taking

Information & Ethics committee  In any case it would be.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't know.