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Privacy Commissioner of Canada appears before Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Main Estimates
May 7, 2026 – Ottawa, ON
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne appeared today before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) to discuss his Office’s 2026-2027 Main Estimates.
He was accompanied by Marc Chénier, Deputy Commissioner and Senior Legal Counsel.
In his remarks, Commissioner Dufresne discussed the impact of a rapidly evolving technological environment and called for modernized federal privacy laws. He also mentioned that at this time of rapid, unprecedented change, prioritizing privacy must be a collective imperative.
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