Thank you, Chair.
I understand that the members of this committee are eager to do a study of their own, based on what they hear from their constituents about things that are important. I completely appreciate that. That's exactly what I'm doing right now.
Especially in a minority government setting, an election can take place at any time, and protection of privacy is so important, because we've seen cases of personal information being used illegally. There's an ongoing investigation happening. That speaks to privacy and the protection of privacy. I think it falls 100% under the mandate of this committee.
I've tried to convince my colleagues, Liberals and opposition alike, to give consideration to the motion I'm proposing and to perhaps see from my perspective how important it is to protect the privacy of Canadian voters, especially in preparation for the next election. I don't know when it's going to be, but I think there's quite a bit of urgency to it.
Let me read the motion again. I don't want to take up any more time.
I move:
That the Committee study ways to further protect Canada's democratic and electoral institutions from cyber and non-cyber interference. This includes studying how new domestic and international stakeholders, as well as other orders of government, can work together to strengthen Canada's whole-of-society preparedness, resilience and civic engagement in the face of evolving threats to democracy.
I yield the floor. I hope the members of the committee would consider my motion and help me to address this very urgent concern.
Thank you.