Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has ignored the consequences of George Bush's patriot act allowing the FBI and CIA to spy on Canadians. We already know that this security breach has cost the Canadian taxpayers $5 million to correct the situation. What we do not know is why the government is silent and complicit in this behaviour.
My question is for the Prime Minister. Does he know how many Canadians are being affected? Has he raised this issue with Tom Ridge and other U.S. counterparts and would he care to inform the House what other nations could have access to Canadians' private information?