Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my Liberal colleague for his obvious dedication to this topic and his knowledge of it.
He mentioned our information commissioner, Mr. Phillips, as being one of the important thinkers on this subject, and I agree.
There was a time when we were concerned, as Mr. Phillips said, about personal knowledge being carried back and forth across the continent. There has been very little attempt that I know of to protect, as he has suggested, this right of a person to private knowledge.
The technology grows in both directions. It was not that long ago that I first heard about identity theft and had it explained to me. Now identity theft is something I hear about fairly regularly. I am wondering, in light of this, if the hon. member sees in this legislation any of the fundamental tools which are necessary to protect people from great damage to their personal lives and to their families.
I think this is fairly specific and very important and I would like to hear the hon. member's comments about how this bill might help protect people.