With respect to specifics, the first one that was raised with me by the justice department was the fact that we need mens rea, which I believe you and I discussed in Parliament as well. I'm not a lawyer by trade, but my understanding is that we need to add “knowingly” in at least one clause or perhaps two clauses of the bill. I'd obviously rely on legal counsel for that.
The second bit of information that I have to admit I'm not completely certain about is the definition of the term “personal information” in clause 1. In your speech in the House, you had mentioned that perhaps the personal information definition should be broader than the one in PIPEDA. I'm open to a discussion on that. I'm not completely wedded to the definition in PIPEDA. I used it to be consistent with that statute, obviously.
With respect to other issues, there are people who have approached me—not law enforcement agencies, but private investigators and others—and said that they often use this as a method and therefore need some tightening up of the bill in that aspect. What specifically needs to be done in that area I can't say for sure, so obviously I look to the committee. I believe there may be other witnesses coming forward—not only Justice officials, but others—who will have specific amendments on those issues.