Mr. Vincent, let us not confuse things.
First of all, a witness statement is something entirely separate. We are asking that the law be clarified so that an insurance company or another party has the right to speak to you directly if you have been witness to an accident. Only at that point would what you have to say be considered your own private information. We want the law to be clarified. This is entirely separate.
Secondly, when we talk about work product information, we obviously consider that personal information is sacred. Obviously, you or I are entitled to our personal information. It is up to the commissioner to decide on this.
All we want is for the bill to recognize that some information is not personal and relates to work-product information, whether it is the work product of an insurance company, the local corner store, or a large automobile manufacturer.
Let us not confuse things. We simply want to make sure that by applying the protection of the Privacy Act, we are not killing the Canadian economy.