Trudeau defends Stats Canada’s request for Canadians’ banking information without their knowledge

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons on Monday that the anonymous personal banking data of Canadians collected by Stats Canada would be used for statistical purposes only and not made public when pressed by the Conservatives to assure the “intrusion into their lives” would be stopped.

• Trudeau defends Statistics Canada move to collect banking info of 500,000 Canadians