Mr. Speaker, with the emergence of financial technology, effective privacy protections are essential, yet the government is muddling along blindly with its innovation agenda. The alarm was sounded last week by the Privacy Commissioner, who warned that the budget bill does not give adequate consideration to privacy.
However, the Minister of Finance is yet again too busy with his banking buddies, who are profiting off our personal information.
Why did the minister not consult either consumers or the Privacy Commissioner when drafting his bill?