Thank you.
I'm going to broach another subject.
The Privacy Commissioner also recommended that the coverage of the Privacy Act be extended to other federal government institutions—ideally, to all of them. It is proposed that thePMO and ministers' offices be included within the ambit of the Act as well.
At our last meeting, we heard representatives from British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador. I asked them whether their ministers' offices and their premier's office are subject to the Act, and to my great surprise, all three of them answered yes. I wonder whether this is ideal and feasible. Ms. Bernier will be able to answer this question.
Upon visiting several government Web sites, including the PMO Web site, citizens are asked to provide their email address so they can receive government updates. It's nothing partisan, but data collection is involved. Would it be appropriate to make this subject to the Privacy Act?