What I'm getting, then, is that what we want to avoid is a wide net that's going to bog down the system and where nobody will want to use it because they're afraid of being charged with some kind of crime.
If I can go to the remedy part, I want to ask you about a scope of remedies in the bill. We're told that the stern remedies are needed to deter spammers and purveyors of spyware. We're also told that some Canadian businesses are concerned about the potential for class actions, especially given the potential for statutory damages that could be as high as $1 million per day. We've also been told not to worry about the class action system because the Canadian system is different from the U.S. system.
Are there any changes needed to the penalties or to the private right of action portion of this bill? What concerns me, I guess, is that Mrs. Morin mentioned the real estate agent who does not make $1 million a year--or whatever fine it would be--and suddenly finds himself or herself charged in a situation where they were just trying to follow up on a lead and ended up with this large fine.
I guess it's not so much the fine that bothers me. It's that they have to go to a lawyer and suddenly are confronted with legal fees. Whether it's a real estate agent or an average person, having to fight a civil suit opens a whole Pandora's box. That concerns me. Should it be civil or should it be done through a regulator within the government?
I have a bunch of questions there, so I'll let you go on until we run out of time.