Major data breaches the world over have caught the attention of
boards of directors. Boards are becoming increasingly seized with
these issues and starting to ask more scrutinizing questions of
senior management about the privacy and security posture of their
organizations. Regulators have been fortified in their data
protection mission and, together with consumer protection,
competition and human rights regulators, are increasingly
co-ordinating their efforts to combat global internet giants and
the privacy risks posed by new and emerging business models.
Parliamentarians are likewise concerned about the efficacy of
Canada's laws in responding to growing cyber risks that are
threatening privacy, critical infrastructure and democracy itself.
Committee after committee, report after report, and recommendation
after recommendation have called for Canada's privacy laws to
be strengthened and the Federal Privacy Commissioner to be granted
more powers and resources. And
