Thanks, Chair.
I have a question for Mr. O'Brien to start off with.
We know that federal government departments have been hacked successfully, deeply penetrated any number of times, in the last decade by certain foreign players. I think the cybersecurity of the various repositories in a digital government like the Estonian model—interconnected but separate repositories of information—would be essential to assure Canadians of the security of their privacy.
Last month in a speech, Neil Parmenter, the president of the Canadian Bankers Association, talked about all of the banks' interest in developing digital ID across the country, in every sector, to enable the banks to better provide services to their customers. He also suggested that because of the way banks today protect access to client security, they should perhaps play an integral role in any future Canadian digital government. What would your thoughts be on that?