I'd first like to mention that our federal legislation, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, PIPEDA, is a quality piece of legislation. I wouldn't say that there's an urgent need to act, but that's a very personal opinion. There are fairly broad concepts in PIPEDA that already allow companies to do very good things. We aren't in a vacuum at the moment.
That said, Bill C‑27 is very ambitious. I'm talking about the part that deals with the protection of personal information. We shouldn't underestimate the time it will take to adjust the processes. Let's not forget that companies had to grapple with Quebec's Bill 25 a few months ago and complied with it last September. It was a real in-house effort.
I think there's an interest in avoiding a duplication of resources, at the risk of creating a kind of fatigue on the part of companies with regard to requirements. Businesses will no longer understand the message being sent to them. I think it's important to keep in mind the significant transition period.
I don't think there's an urgent need to act, but that's my very personal opinion.