2014 Legislative Session: Third Session, 40th Parliament

SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT

MINUTES AND HANSARD


MINUTES

SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT

Friday, February 6, 2015

1:00 p.m.

Douglas Fir Committee Room
Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.

Present: Mike Bernier, MLA (Chair); George Heyman, MLA (Deputy Chair); Donna Barnett, MLA; Dr. Doug Bing, MLA; Simon Gibson, MLA; Marvin Hunt, MLA; Doug Routley, MLA

Unavoidably Absent: Sue Hammell, MLA

1. The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:06 p.m.

2. Resolved, that the Committee meet in-camera to consider its draft report. (George Heyman, MLA)

3. The Committee met in-camera from 1:07 p.m. to 1:37 p.m.

4. The Committee continued in public session at 1:37 p.m.

5. Resolved, that the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act approve and adopt its report as amended today and further, that the Committee authorize the Chair and Deputy Chair to work with committee staff to finalize any minor editorial changes to complete the supporting text. (Marvin Hunt, MLA)

6. Resolved, that the Chair of the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act present the Committee’s report to the Legislative Assembly at the earliest available opportunity. (Marvin Hunt, MLA)

7. The Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair at 1:39 p.m.

Mike Bernier, MLA 
Chair

Susan Sourial
Committee Clerk


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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
(Hansard)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO
REVIEW THE PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION ACT

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Issue No. 9

ISSN 1913-4746 (Print)
ISSN 1913-4754 (Online)


CONTENTS

Committee Report to the House

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Chair:

Mike Bernier (Peace River South BC Liberal)

Deputy Chair:

George Heyman (Vancouver-Fairview NDP)

Members:

Donna Barnett (Cariboo-Chilcotin BC Liberal)


Dr. Doug Bing (Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows BC Liberal)


Simon Gibson (Abbotsford-Mission BC Liberal)


Sue Hammell (Surrey–Green Timbers NDP)


Marvin Hunt (Surrey-Panorama BC Liberal)


Doug Routley (Nanaimo–North Cowichan NDP)

Clerk:

Susan Sourial



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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The committee met at 1:06 p.m.

[M. Bernier in the chair.]

M. Bernier (Chair): We’ll call the meeting to order for the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act. I need a motion to go in camera, please.

G. Heyman (Deputy Chair): So moved.

M. Hunt: Second.

The committee continued in camera from 1:07 p.m. to 1:37 p.m.

[M. Bernier in the chair.]

M. Bernier (Chair): Thank you again, everyone.

We’re back in open session now, and with that we’ll turn things over to Marvin.

Committee Report to the House

M. Hunt: Mr. Chair, I would move that the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act approve and adopt its report as amended today, and further, that the committee authorize the Chair and Deputy Chair to work with committee staff to finalize any minor editorial changes to complete the supporting text.

Motion approved.

A Voice: That’s a very professional sounding motion there, Marvin.

M. Hunt: Just wait for the second one.

M. Bernier (Chair): We’ll go to Marvin again.

M. Hunt: Then, Mr. Chair, I would move that the Chair of the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act present the committee’s report to the Legislative Assembly at the earliest available opportunity.

Motion approved.

M. Bernier (Chair): I just want to [audio interrupted] for now by thanking everybody on the committee and a big thank you to Susan, Helen and support staff as well. It’s quite a technical committee. We’ve done a lot of work, a lot of reading, and we’ve had some great submissions. We want to thank all the people, as well, for submitting, as we go forward.

Susan, thank you very much. Is there anything else that we need to add?

G. Heyman (Deputy Chair): Mr. Chair, I’d just like to echo your comment and thank the staff for working so hard and diligently on this and congratulate all the committee members for working so well together.

M. Bernier (Chair): Thanks for all your work, too, George.

Susan, is there anything else before we adjourn?

D. Barnett: Thank you to staff and thank you to my colleagues.

S. Sourial (Committee Clerk): Mike, no, that’s it. It’s just a motion to adjourn.

D. Barnett: So moved.

Motion approved.

The committee adjourned at 1:39 p.m.


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