Yes, in both B.C. and Quebec now, provincial political parties are obliged to abide by provincial privacy law. I was making the point that this is not really a threat to political parties. It is perfectly possible, in those provinces and, indeed, in the majority of democracies—in Europe, in New Zealand and elsewhere—for campaigns to exist and for political parties to communicate with the electorate while, at the same time, complying with basic privacy principles.
In B.C., as you probably know, there has been litigation on the question of whether B.C.'s provincial law should apply to federal political parties to the extent that they capture personal data in B.C. Earlier this year, a judge in the B.C. Supreme Court said that the answer was yes. All three political parties are currently appealing that decision to the Court of Appeal.
I hope that's clear.