I think it's hugely problematic that we're giving more powers, we're extending access to people's private information, to CSIS and CSEC, for example. Right now those agencies have a bit of a crisis of legitimacy; they're in a PR overdrive because of the Snowden revelations. And I think it's appalling that we would actually increase their power at all, especially without accountability and oversight, at this time. We should actually be reviewing what they're doing. That's what we should be doing right now.
So again, it's taking this government backwards.
I would just like to quickly address an earlier point. Someone said that the immunity issue hadn't changed. What has changed, what will be removed, is the obligation to act reasonably and in good faith. I just want to set the record straight on that point, because the fact is that this does weaken Canadians' privacy rights. I've heard from the people in the ridings of all of the Conservatives on this committee, and they're very upset about that. To not pay attention to that, you do at your own peril.