The New Democratic Party seriously believes that Canadians deserve to have trust in their democracy and to have trust in their political parties. We think that the only way to increase this trust and to increase transparency is to ensure that, first, all political parties are playing by the same rules, and second, there is the ability for oversight into the way the internal policies of the party are applied. It's for that reason that we have been calling, again and again, for the inclusion of political parties within the PIPEDA framework.
I do agree that there are differences between the way political parties do their work and the way other types of organizations do their work, and certainly there should be thought and consultation when moving toward a framework, but we are very clear. We do think parties should be included in PIPEDA. We do hope the government moves toward that goal. We believe that will increase the trust Canadians can have in the security of their information and their trust in their democratic process.