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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU)
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Meeting No. 78
Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 11:02 a.m. to 12:58 p.m.
Presiding
Dan Ruimy, Chair (Liberal)

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Library of Parliament
• Francis Lord, Analyst
Statutory Review of An Act to Promote the Efficiency and Adaptability of the Canadian Economy by Regulating Certain Activities that Discourage Reliance on Electronic Means of Carrying Out Commercial Activities, and to Amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act
Canadian Bar Association
• Gillian Carter, Lawyer, Legislation and Law Reform
• Suzanne Morin, Chair, Privacy and Access Law Section
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Brent Homan, Director General, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Investigations
• Regan Morris, Legal Counsel
Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email
• Neil Schwartzman, Executive Director
• Matthew Vernhout, Director-at-large
Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, June 14, 2017 and section 65 of An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act, the Committee resumed the statutory review of the Act.

Daniel Therrien made a statement and, with Regan Morris and Brent Homan, answered questions.

At 12:04 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:08 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Suzanne Morin, Gillian Carter, Neil Schwartzman and Matthew Vernhout made statements and answered questions.

At 12:58 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.



Danielle Widmer
Clerk of the Committee