Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 7 - Minutes of Proceedings - June 3, 2014

OTTAWA, Tuesday, June 3, 2014
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications met this day at 9:30 a.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Dennis Dawson, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dawson, Demers, Eggleton, P.C., Furey, Greene, Housakos, MacDonald, Mercer, Plett and Verner, P.C. (10).

In attendance: Dara Lithwick, Dillan Theckedath and Terrence Thomas, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament; Mona Ishack, Communications Officer, Senate Communications Directorate.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, May 8, 2014, the committee continued its consideration of the Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

WITNESSES:

Public Interest Advocacy Centre:

John Lawford, General Counsel and Executive Director;

Geoffrey White, Counsel.

Canadian Bar Association:

Jean Nelson, Honourary Executive Member, National Privacy and Access Law Section;

David Fraser, Branch Section Chair, National Privacy and Access Law Section.

Credit Union Central of Canada:

Marc-André Pigeon, Director, Financial Sector Policy;

Jan Hopper, Assistant Corporate Secretary/Chief Privacy Officer.

Canadian Bankers Association:

Nathalie Clark, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary;

Lucie V. Gauvin, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, RBC Law Group, Royal Bank of Canada;

Linda Routledge, Director, Consumer Affairs.

Mr. Lawford, Mr. White, Ms. Nelson and Mr. Fraser each made a statement and answered questions.

At 10:23 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 10:27 a.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Clark and Mr. Pigeon each made a statement and, together with Ms. Hopper, Ms. Gauvin and Ms. Routledge, answered questions.

At 11:14 a.m., the committee suspended.

At 11:16 a.m. the committee resumed and pursuant to rule 12-16(1)(d) proceeded in camera to consider a draft report.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, the committee continued its consideration of the subject-matter of those elements contained in Divisions 15, 16 and 28 of Part 6 of Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 11, 2014 and other measures. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 6.)

The committee began its consideration of a draft report.

It was agreed that the report be adopted.

At 11:18 a.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Daniel Charbonneau

Clerk of the Committee