Jul 6, 2026 · 32 min · 14 segments
The government’s privacy reform bill was supposed to earn applause for its effort to modernize outdated rules and provide Canadians with stronger privacy protections. Yet the decision to strip the…
David LoukidelisGuest
Michael GeistHost
And I'm really glad that you've taken the time to come on because I think, you know, you provide a perspective that few in the country have when it comes to privacy.
I know you've had a number of other really important roles along the way, or at least since, but...
For our purposes today, you've sat in both the independent watchdog's chair and also in a senior government chair advising ministers.
And the talk around Bill C-36, Canada's privacy reform bill, beyond the modernization on the substance side, has really been The changes to the enforcement and the stripping of the privacy commissioner of Canada's authority over private sector privacy and the creation of a new digital safety and data protection commission.
And I'm really glad that you've taken the time to come on because I think, you know, you provide a perspective that few in the country have when it comes to privacy.
I know you've had a number of other really important roles along the way, or at least since, but...
For our purposes today, you've sat in both the independent watchdog's chair and also in a senior government chair advising ministers.
And the talk around Bill C-36, Canada's privacy reform bill, beyond the modernization on the substance side, has really been The changes to the enforcement and the stripping of the privacy commissioner of Canada's authority over private sector privacy and the creation of a new digital safety and data protection commission.
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