Mr. Speaker, notwithstanding all the very relevant points that the member for Louis-Hébert made, many of which I can understand are legitimate aspects to the larger debate, I would ask her if she feels that the introduction of such a card warrants the overall costs.
In 2000, HRDC dealt with the idea of bringing in a national identity card. It was rejected by cabinet for two reasons: one was the privacy issue and the other was the projected cost of $3.6 billion.
With the merits that she put forward in her speech, does the member think this is so necessary and so critical for the country that we should spend an estimated $3.6 billion on a pig in a poke? We do not even know if it would achieve what it sets out to achieve.