Mr. Speaker, I think Canadians in general listening to the member's comments that somehow Nazi Germany and tattooing are associated with DNA testing would think that is a stretch. I think it is totally irrational.
On this side of the House we will continue to fight for increased health care so people can get the help they so desperately need. I think that is a principle we can all agree with.
I question whether seizing DNA is really an invasion of a person's privacy. DNA samples is like the member said, it is using a series of numbers from the chromosomes to make an identification.
It is very similar to fingerprinting, for instance. The difficulty here is that you cannot see that it is very similar to fingerprinting in that sense because it is more precise. It is the new technology we have available today and Canadians believe it should be used to solve crime. It is probably one of the best tools we have.
Why does this government continue to mislead the public in suggesting that this is an invasion of a person's privacy when it is not? It is a sample of hair or saliva. It is not going to give any information except whether that person matches the DNA found at a crime scene. It does not talk about their mental health, their health in any other way or release any other personal—