Thank you very much, all three. This has been a fascinating discussion.
The New Democratic Party sees incredible democratic potential and social development possibilities through new media. The question is how to strike the balance. There are some disturbing elements that are happening in the world of Web 2.1 or 2.0, and we need to be careful. This is the thing. We don't want to overreach and interfere, but we want to ensure that protection is there.
Madam Scassa, I wanted to begin with the issue that you raised with PIPEDA, because this is our front line of defence. Our Privacy Commissioner has pointed out that Canada is falling farther and farther behind. We are becoming a laggard in basic privacy protections. I'm concerned about the breach reporting requirements. It seems that the potential rewrite of PIPEDA would allow the companies quite a bit of leeway in deciding whether or not to tell someone that their personal privacy has been breached. They talk about a serious risk. That is a pretty high bar. I can't imagine any company ever willingly telling their consumers that somebody has been hacking their data.
Do we need to have mandatory reporting? Would administrative monetary penalties ensure that these companies take the protection of personal data seriously?