Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP): Mr. Speaker, here is another shocking story where the government has failed Canadians.
A few minutes ago we learned of another massive privacy breach at the CRA. Hundreds of prominent Canadians had their personal, private financial information leaked. The Canada Revenue Agency has a duty to protect confidential tax information, even from other government departments.
When Canadians hand over their private information, they expect it to be kept secure. Why are Conservatives failing to keep the private confidential tax information of Canadians safe?
Hon. Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay (Minister of National Revenue, CPC): Mr. Speaker, this privacy breach is extremely serious and completely unacceptable. I have instructed the CRA to investigate the situation and I can confirm the Privacy Commissioner has been notified. Measures are being taken to notify, support, and protect individuals affected by this breach. Our government understands that Canadians expect their personal information to be protected when dealing with all government departments and agencies.
NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.