Feds’ data governance roadmap doesn’t go far enough, say experts, as MPs criticize inaction on longstanding concerns

'All it is, is recommendations,' says Liberal MP John McKay of the roadmap. '[It’s] dependent upon the good graces of the owner of the data, or the manager of the data.'

Liberal MP John McKay says the government's new roadmap lacks teeth and thinks a permanent parliamentary sub-committee on the topic of data governance should be created. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ALICE CHEN

August 11, 2021

A new data governance standardization plan aims to solve issues in Canada relating to data governance, but some experts warn it doesn't go far enough, and Liberal and Conservative MPs are critical of the federal government's slow action in only now releasing a roadmap of recommendations to address l...

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