Mr. Speaker, we do not abuse the privacy or the trust of Canadians. We do not intend to do that, and we have not been doing what the reform alliance would do. To quote the Reform justice critic, “Even those who are found not guilty or have the charges dropped should have their DNA recorded on file because police only arrest people for good reasons”. There are big brother and big sister, and that is not what Canadians want.
In the House of Commons on May 19th, 2000. See this statement in context.