The February 2004 edition of the Nova Scotia Business Journal has an article by Rhia Perkins which is based, in part, on an interview with me. (As far as I know, it is not available online, but was distributed free with the Globe and Mail today.) Unfortunately, it contains some incorrect information. The first paragraph reads, in part:
... the way companies do their electronic business must change this year, or they may have to pay damages of up to $20,000.
I don't know where the author got that bit of information, since it is incorrect. There is no cap on damages and the $20,000 figure doesn't even rougly accord with the fines provisions contained in PIPEDA:
28. Every person who knowingly contravenes subsection 8(8) or 27.1(1) or who obstructs the Commissioner or the Commissioner's delegate in the investigation of a complaint or in conducting an audit is guilty of
(a) an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000; or
(b) an indictable offence and liable to a fine not exceeding $100,000.
Except for that, the article is pretty accurate!
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