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Minutes of Proceedings

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

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 26

Tuesday, October 4, 2016, 11:04 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.

Room 268, The Valour Building, 151 Sparks St.

Presiding

Blaine Calkins, Chair (Conservative)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Pierre-Luc Dusseault for Daniel Blaikie (NDP)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Michael Dewing, Analyst

• Chloé Forget, Analyst

Privacy Act

Witnesses

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia

• Drew McArthur, Acting Commissioner

• Bradley Weldon, Senior Policy Analyst

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Newfoundland and Labrador

• Donovan Molloy, Privacy Commissioner, House of Assembly

• Sean Murray, Executive Director, House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nova Scotia

• Catherine Tully, Information and Privacy Commissioner for Nova Scotia

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(vi) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, the Committee resumed its study of the Privacy Act.

Donovan Molloy, by videoconference from St. John's, Newfoundland-and-Labrador, Catherine Tully, by videoconference from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Drew McArthur, by videoconference from Victoria, British Columbia, made statements and, with Sean Murray, by videoconference from St. John's, Newfoundland-and-Labrador, and Bradley Weldon, by videoconference from Victoria, British Columbia, answered questions.

It was agreed, — That the Committee invite Mary Elizabeth Dawson, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, and Karen E. Shepherd, Commissioner of Lobbying, before the end of their mandates.

At 12:40 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Hugues La Rue

Clerk of the Committee