It chose not to put principles attached to the bill, which would guide the government and ensure that, if we chose and had to put it into a context of giving Canadians' information to another country, if we chose to do that, Canadians would understand how their information was protected. On November 22, 2007, the government issued a press release saying it strongly opposed handing over to the United States, and one assumes other countries, the personal information of Canadians.
Le 22 novembre 2007, le gouvernement a émis un communiqué de presse dans lequel il disait s'opposer vivement au transfert des renseignements personnels des Canadiens aux États-Unis et, je présume, à d'autres pays.