 In the early 1980s, the association was invited to appear before the Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on the Constitution to participate in the public consultations on the proposed "Charter of Rights and Freedoms".The association was consulted by the federal government in its creation of the "Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act" (PIPEDA, 2000) and by British Columbia's government in its creation of the "Personal Information Privacy Act" (PIPA, 2003).The BCCLA is currently led by Lindsay Lyster, president, and executive director Harsha Walia.