Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to get back to the numerical data concerning Canadian citizens, and perhaps to data pertaining to citizens of other countries as well, which are sent to various departments, where people work in isolation.
In my 12 years as an MP, I have come to realize that when they come to me for help, some of my fellow citizens' problems are due to the fact that there is erroneous data, and it differs from one department to the next. This causes problems for them. We then have to do a search with them to help them reestablish the accuracy of information. For instance, it's often an address that differs from one department to another, quite simply. This means that citizens lose rights or services, among other things.
In order to get around the issue of work done in isolation, could we not create a personal digital file for every individual? Everyone would have the right to his or her file, which would belong to them, and they could correct it themselves so that the data would be real, accurate and in real time? It could be the individual's responsibility to see to it that his file is always up to date.