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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 18
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
The Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates met at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 308, West Block, the Vice-Chair, Tony Valeri, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Ken Epp, Paul Forseth, Judy Sgro, Paul Szabo, Tony Tirabassi and Tony Valeri.
Acting Members present: John Bryden for Roy Cullen; The Right Hon. Joe Clark for Scott Brison.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Jack Stilborn, Analyst and Nancy Holmes, Analyst.
Witness: From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: George Radwanski, Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(c)(vi), consideration of the Annual Report of the Privacy Commissioner.
The witness made an opening statement and answered questions.
At 3:37 p.m., Paul Forseth took the Chair.
John Bryden gave notice of the following motions:
That Privacy Commissioner George
Radwanski be asked to give this Committee written reasons in support of his
assertion that he does not believe the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
should be included under the Access to Information Act. This information is to
be presented to the Committee within one month.
That Privacy Commissioner
George Radwanski be required to provide this Committee with a descriptive
breakdown of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner that will include job
descriptions of each person. This information is to be presented to the
Committee within one month.
That Privacy Commissioner
George Radwanski be required to provide this Committee with his personal
expense accounts for a period of two years as prepared according to Treasury
Board guidelines. This information to be presented to the Committee within one
month.
That Privacy Commissioner
George Radwanski be asked to provide this Committee with the list of
organizations and persons who are to receive the press releases issued from his
office.
At 5:15 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Miriam Burke
Clerk of the Committee