Mr. Speaker, it may well be that there are legislative responses that would be appropriate to this issue. Fundamentally we will want to hear what the advisory council has to say and what Canadians generally have to say.
The hon. member will understand that in this area technology has developed very rapidly over the last number of years. We expect the revolution in information technology to accelerate rather than decelerate. In responding to the changing environment that technology brings all Canadians-not just government but Canadians who provide information to users of that information-we must take caution to protect their own privacy as we try to protect the privacy of others.