Six months ago the Liberal government proposed increasing those powers in its new Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA, also known as Bill C-11). However, the legislation is still in second reading. The government has yet to send it to a committee for detailed analysis and testimony from witnesses. Since its release privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien has publicly criticized some of the elements, most recently on May 11 while testifying on his budget. The proposed legislation gives the privacy commissioner new powers to order organizations to obey the law, to improve their privacy-protecting processes, and to recommend high fines. However, Therrien complained these powers are “subject to severe limitations and conditions.”