Mr. Speaker, I want to tell the hon. member that the protection of personal information is a very important issue for all Canadians, including Quebecers.
It is not possible for a provincial government to fully protect privacy. Federal legislation is also required to achieve that goal.
The Government of Canada also needs such legislation to fulfil its international obligations. We already discussed on two occasions the idea of such a bill with the ministers responsible for the information highway. Personally, I do not understand—