In three minutes, thank you, Mr. Chairman.
There is a balance. Particularly when we're dealing with issues of law enforcement and issues of national security, there is a very delicate balance. I feel for legislators because, on one hand, Canadians demand that you protect them, you protect the country, and you ensure that law enforcement and intelligence agencies are able to do their jobs. On the other hand, Canadians demand privacy.
One of the important elements in that balance is the Privacy Commissioner. I wish I could draw a line and say, “Here is security, here is privacy, and here is where we should sit” but it really depends on the situation and it depends on things like the type of information. I'd urge you to go back to those basic privacy principles. Certainly we've Canadianized them, but the principles in our privacy legislation are drawn from European privacy principles, and they're really principles that are commonly agreed on by many countries around the world. I think those are very helpful to look at.