Privacy commissioner discusses proposals before Parliament to ‘modernize’ federal privacy law

By Anosha Khan (October 20, 2023, 4:11 PM EDT) -- On Oct. 19, privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne appeared before Parliament to discuss ways to improve and strengthen Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, to “modernize the federal private sector privacy law.” Bill C-27 would enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act....