Team A: A group of government officials and information managers at major
corporations who point out that the proliferation of single-use identifying keys
for individuals is causing major inefficiency, embarrassing and costly cases of
mistaken identity, and considerable waste of time and money. They propose a
single lifetime ID for every Canadian resident that would be used for everything
from tax returns to grocery check-cashing cards.
Team B: A group of civil libertarians who argue that a universal ID would lead
to loss of privacy and essential freedoms, and would be open to considerable
abuse.
Last updated Jan. 02, 2003.