The Assistant Commissioner has just been talking about the principle that underlies the second change we are requesting. That is, the ability to take one's case to the Federal Court on any ground, and not only because you have been refused access to your file. In addition, we are proposing to entrench in the legislation the obligation—which already exists under Treasury Board Guidelines—to carry out privacy impact assessments prior to implementing new programs and policies. This is nothing new. It is simply a matter of enshrining it into law. The fourth change is not new either. The current Act does not give us the mandate to get involved in public education.
On April 17th, 2008. See this statement in context.