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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting 151

Monday, May 27, 2019, 7:01 p.m. to 8:05 p.m.

Room 225-A, West Block

Televised

Presiding

Bob Zimmer, Chair (Conservative)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

NDP

Charlie Angus

Acting Members present

• David de Burgh Graham for Mona Fortier (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Alexandra Savoie, Analyst

• Maxime-Olivier Thibodeau, Analyst

Delegation

House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco

• Khalid El Boukarai, M.P., Questor, Office of the House of Representatives

• Mohammed Ouzzine, M.P., Deputy Speaker, Committee of Education, Culture and Communication

• Bolon Salek, M.P., Committee on Finance and Economic Development

Parliament of the Republic of Estonia (Riigikogu)

• Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, MP, Vice-Chairwoman, Reform Party

Parliament of Singapore

• Edwin Tong, MP, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Health

• Sun Xueling, MP, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National Development

Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany

• Jens Zimmermann, MP, Social Democratic Party

International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy

Witnesses

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• Jason Kint, Chief Executive Officer

As individuals

• Jim Balsillie, Chair, Centre for International Governance Innovation

• Roger McNamee

• Taylor Owen, Associate Professor, McGill University

• Maria Ressa, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Editor, Rappler Inc.

• Ben Scott

• Heidi Tworek, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia

• Shoshana Zuboff

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(vii) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, the Committee commenced its study of the International Grand Committee on big data, privacy and democracy.

Jason Kint, Jim Balsillie, Roger McNamee, Taylor Owen, Ben Scott, Heidi Tworek, Shoshana Zuboff, and Maria Ressa, by videoconference from Manila, Philippines, made statements and answered questions.

At 8:05 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Michael MacPherson

Clerk of the Committee