The Government has reintroduced legislation designed to address identity theft. The bill appeared in the last Parliament but died on the order paper. My original post on the last bill is here. I was scheduled to appear before the Justice Committee to discuss the bill, but the the committee was dysfunctional at the time as it battled over the Cadman affair.
Government Reintroduces Identity Theft Bill
April 1, 2009
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