It's mainly the corporations. Even then, some members of the health industry have softened their positions with the passage of C-6. We're very supportive of the principles and concepts in the bill. But it's inconsistent and contributes to a jurisdictional inconsistency between the federal and provincial levels. We agree that we should have this law with a little cleaning up.
Someone has to proofread it.
Even with typos, the Canadian law is a step up from the unregulated situation in the United States, said David Banisar, deputy directory of Privacy International and author of a survey of international privacy standards. It also gives Canada a great trading advantage that the Europeans will appreciate. And I imagine that US companies that want to avoid European Union privacy sanctions will move their server farms north of the border. However, the Canadian law still has a long way to go before it makes that kind of difference, Geist said. Senate hearings are scheduled to begin in late November, and Ottawa is confident that C-6 will pass before the end of the year.