Mr. Masse raises a very important point.
Actually, it's little known, colleagues, but under the current act anybody can obtain the list of the members of a not-for-profit corporation. This new act will provide more protection in that regard.
The new act circumscribes who can access a membership list, which is not the case now. Only members, and only in limited circumstances, and “debt obligation holders” as defined in the act, will have access to the membership lists. People who want to look at the list will have to execute a statutory declaration or an affidavit affirming that they meet the requirements of the act and that they will only use the information for purposes permitted in the act. But membership lists will no longer be available to the general public.
In addition, there are some very stiff penalties. I don't know if you remember, but the original penalty was only $5,000. That has now been increased to $25,000 and a maximum of six months in jail, because of concerns that perhaps you yourself have raised. That's a pretty strong incentive for people not to breach privacy.