It seems to me that the decision to post a CV online is up to that person. Preparing a bill that essentially provides that a CV must be published online leads me to ask the following question: Where do we stand? To what extent will the government control people's lives? My colleague knows a lot of things. He knows them far better than I. I believe that the violation of this person's privacy is a fundamental issue.
Mr. Chair, we are studying the subject. We realize how easy it is today to steal someone's identity. Many witnesses have told us that. We are living in a new digital age, which means that private information such as, for example, where we have worked, what our professional experience was, how long we were in a position at a given place, circulates. This is information that we normally find in a CV. Basically, all of it can be used to violate a person's privacy and steal his or her identity.
It seems to me that a government's first responsibility is to protect its citizens from wrongdoing, including identity theft and privacy violations. This is merely another example that shows us that Mr. Adler, working on the government's behalf, has unfortunately not considered the bill's consequences. Seriously, Mr. Chair, we cannot decide from one day to the next to interfere in the lives of public servants at any level whatever.
He should have done some thinking and probably heard the Privacy Commissioner's opinion on the bill. It would have been useful to know what she thinks of certain measures and their potential impact. That is why I support the amendment, which I consider well intended and which would help strengthen the bill.