One of the things we've heard about PIPEDA is that it has a broad statement of principles. Would you think that it makes sense...? It seems to me that it wouldn't be right to constantly have Canadians' privacy rights on the table every time we get into a trade negotiation. You can end up trading Canadians' privacy rights for something that has nothing at all to do with those rights, but with the price of rice, or whatever. Do you know what I mean?
There are some things that seem not worth hawking because they're totally separate things. Forgive me for not having the legal background. When we talk about putting principles in legislation, if international trade is going to continue to be an important aspect for determining Canadians' privacy rights, would it make sense to have something like a statement in PIPEDA about government's seeking to defend the privacy rights of Canadians in trade negotiations, or to try to incorporate the principles of PIPEDA into trade agreements? Would this make sense rather than just leaving it an open question on whether this one department of government, when it goes off to negotiate trade agreements, cares about the mandate of other government departments mandated to protect the privacy of Canadians' personal information?