Mr. Speaker, what the member brings forward is ridiculous. What the NDP would like to propose is something that would put Canada at a disadvantage compared to other countries around the world.
The member should know that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act was passed by the previous Liberal government in 1999 and in place since 2001. The NDP even voted for voluntary disclosure when it supported the act.
Let me be clear. An individual's private information is protected under the charter and cannot be released without a warrant. The telecommunications companies have already said that they only release 411 style information. In other words, like in the old days when we were younger, there was a reverse lookup for a telephone number. This is the type of information that is being disclosed, and we fully expect these companies to comply with the law and play by the rules when handling the private information of Canadians.