Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. He raises a very important question of concern to us.
He may know that the government recently released a discussion paper on privacy and the information highway. The Information Highway Advisory Council is charged with discussing this important issue and with determining what measures are appropriate to take as all Canadians, particularly those who have personal information encased in the databanks of the world, are concerned about protecting their privacy with respect to that information.