The World - News from Nov. 19, 1986

Police in Toronto questioned an employee of the government tax office about the theft of personal records on 16 million Canadians--virtually every taxpayer in the nation. The theft, disclosed in Parliament on Monday, has outraged lawmakers. The records were returned about three hours after the disclosure by a lawyer acting for the suspected employee, but the theft has raised fears that terrorists or criminals may have copied the data to use for obtaining passports or to file fraudulent claims for welfare or pensions.