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Politics This Morning: Feds’ privacy law to give watchdog ‘order-making powers’

Plus, Canada's budget watchdog says the government can procure two converted supply vessels from Davie at a less hefty price tag of $1.4-billion, compared to the $4-billion it would spend to construct those ships.

Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien could soon have the ability to order companies to stop 'collecting data or using personal information,' if the government's privacy legislation is passed.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

November 18, 2020

Good Wednesday morning, Canada's privacy commissioner is poised to receive enhanced powers that would give it the ability to recommend fines for data breaches and order a company, ...

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