Privacy Commissioner Seeks Order-Making Powers

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne waits to appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, in Ottawa on Aug. 8, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Canada’s privacy commissioner told a House of Commons committee on May 1 that having more legal teeth would allow his office to better do its job.

Philippe Dufresne was appearing before the committee on national defence. He said while his office usually gets good cooperation from government officials, that is not always the case.