But that's my concern, Chair. We have loosened up, if you will, the accountability of how we share information. That's notwithstanding the reason; I'm with the panel and with the committee on what the intent is here.
We've said here that we'll loosen up the flow of information, but we won't define how it's used. In my interpretation, we've taken that out in terms of what I see in the bill. We've taken out “only for the purpose of establishing lists of electors for an election or a referendum”, which is exact, which is prescriptive, and which is currently in the Elections Act.
We're taking that out. We're taking that out and giving it to all provinces, if you will, assuming they're going to do it within their own election acts and laws. That's fine, but I suspect--and others have given testimony on this--that there will be a lot of concerns around this. It's not prescriptive enough.
Why not say “only for the purpose”? What other use could it have? I don't see how that relates to what we're trying to do here. If it's for other purposes, that's not what this bill is about. This bill is about elections. What other reason do we have for elections lists than elections and referendums?
So again, the jettisoning of this particular piece concerns me deeply, and it concerns others. That's why I bring this forward.