
David Loukidelis
Former BC Information and Privacy Commissioner (1999-2010); privacy law expert and lawyer specializing in government transparency and data protection
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Jul 6, 2026
Episode 275: David Loukidelis on Why Stripping Privacy Enforcement from Canada’s Privacy Commissioner in Bill C-36 is Unnecessarily Risky Policy
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Michael GeistHOST
I want to get into the details and your thoughts on the impact will be, but really just first, you know, what was your first reaction when you heard about the proposed change?

David LoukidelisGUEST
Well, I think like a lot of people, Michael, my initial reaction was, well, I was gobsmacked, frankly.

David LoukidelisGUEST
My initial reaction was that this is, it's counterproductive, you know, it's wasteful, it's impractical in terms of What it implies for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and what's being proposed with this new digital safety and data protection commission and the sub commission and sub commissioner, if I could put it that way.
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Michael GeistHOST
How might this affect how we're viewed internationally, both in terms of the change, but also the independence? What other implications might there be?