On the question of conviction and suspicion, this is a very important question. What we're looking at is individuals who may be in Canada, but they may not be; they may be anywhere. We're not in a position to convict anyone for something done in another place. These are individuals who we believe would threaten air passengers on flights. We had a threatened incident in London in August 2006, the allegation of people getting on aircraft and bringing down 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, so this is what we're talking about. They were not convicted at the time. Would it have been a good idea to keep them off the plane? I think it would have been.
We're very concerned about civil rights, but we're also concerned about the human right of security of person. Those things do have to be held in a balance, and a balance that benefits Canadians.
As for the sharing and the issue of privacy, the air carriers are not permitted to share with anyone. By regulation, by an MOU that we're signing, the minister has authority to penalize the air carriers and can bring into question their operations if they violate the law of Canada. So there are very stringent measures to protect against any further sharing. If there is any foreign government...if that were to exist, there's the possibility of a dialogue that could in fact prevent individuals from being put on another list. You're saying, okay, we're concerned about security, but you don't have to be concerned about that person. Those possibilities are there of enhancing the privacy of these individuals as well.