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Public Safety committee The only information out of that metadata-associated data bank we would share is when we've done analyses and we can link a piece of that metadata to a threat.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee No, we wouldn't share raw metadata with other agencies. As I said, we would only share it once we've made the link between that metadata and a threat-related activity.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee What I would say is the national security framework review that is ongoing is the place to have that discussion, because it seeks to achieve those two objectives: keeping the public safe and safeguarding our rights and freedoms. The only thing I would add to this is that Judge Noël was clear on two points.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee I totally understand that. My point here is that I am telling you, from the other side, that it can be useful. The decision to keep it, use it, or destroy it because of privacy considerations is a public policy decision.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee Yes, just to make it even more confusing, it's metadata that—
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee In 2006, the minister was briefed because we were implementing the program. We advised the minister at the time that we wanted to implement the program, and we told him about its usefulness. Over the years, the program was mentioned in the annual report that the service must submit to the minister, for example.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee Yes, there are briefings, but it's important to understand that the program we're talking about is a component of various other programs.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee We'll try but, once again, because of the nature of the database architecture, it can be extremely difficult to find out how many people were involved.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee Not necessarily. It shows that when metadata is put in a database, no link is established between the data and the individuals. We're talking about telephone numbers, emails, IP addresses. It's difficult to determine how many individuals that represents, simply because there is no link.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee That's exactly the meaning of the decision.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee Well, I would have to go back.... I don't think that at the time we were seeking his approval. We were informing him that we were putting that program in place.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee Well, not just that minister, but on a number of occasions.... Just give me a second. For example, from 2007 to 2010, the service actually described the program and what it was doing. Every year, the director has to submit a classified report to the minister. From 2007 to 2010, ODAC, that program, was mentioned in that report.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
Public Safety committee I cannot comment on whether or not that question was asked at the time. There's no documentation.
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe
December 8th, 2016Committee meeting
Michel Coulombe