Sure. I think that this bill that we have before Parliament is critical. I didn't know this until I sort of delved into this subject, but 17 of the world's top 40 spammers are companies or individuals that reside in Canada. We were becoming a haven, a magnet for spamming and for all of this behaviour that affects not only us as Internet users, but obviously businesses who have to invest in more anti-spyware and more filters and so on. It's a huge cost--$3 billion a year in costs to Canadian businesses--to combat spam. We were becoming a magnet for spammers and the ne're-do-wells who are involved in this. So this puts us in line with the other G-7 countries. We can go with clean hands to institutions like Interpol, the international police, and work with them in collaboration so that we can go after the international syndicates that are behind some of the most injurious spam. I think, both in terms of economic policy and also for the consumer and consumer safety, this is very important legislation. I encourage all members on this committee to support it.
On May 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.