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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Transport and Communications

Issue 20 - Eleventh Report of the Committee

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Thursday, December 13, 2001

The Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications has the honour to present its

ELEVENTH REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Monday, December 10, 2001, examined the said Bill and now reports the same without amendment, but with observations which are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

LISE BACON

Chair

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APPENDIX

to the Eleventh Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications

The Committee has considered the bill and the circumstances under which it has been brought forward and believes that it should be passed without amendment. Nevertheless, in light of the important issues of the privacy of personal information, its use and the conditions under which it may be disclosed, the Committee wishes to advise the Senate of the Committee's concerns in this matter and asks that the Minister take action to ensure that, to the degree possible, the privacy of Canadian citizens is protected. Specifically, the Committee asks the Minister to seek assurance that information provided by Canadian citizens to foreign governments will only be used for purposes of protecting national security, public safety or for the purpose of defence.

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