Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I have a question concerning privacy as opposed to victim rights in the wake of the transfer of inmate Bernardo. Since my question is for both Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Ménard, I'd like both of them to feel comfortable answering it.
In that specific case, the previous Minister of Public Safety, Mr. Mendicino, said that Canadians had a right to know why the Correctional Service of Canada had proceeded with Mr. Bernardo's transfer. The Correctional Service said it had a duty to protect the inmate's privacy. According to a CBC/Radio-Canada article, a CSC spokesperson said that, under the Privacy Act, the independent agency could not disclose the personal information of an inmate without his consent, “except in specific circumstances”.
Would you please tell us in what specific circumstances certain information or notifications could be given to the families of victims, for example? How does that process work in general?