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Public Safety committee —there is a plethora of other models. In the Westminster system, we tend to see parliamentary committees. In the U.K. that's the case, in Australia that's the case, although in Australia they also have an inspector general, but that inspector general has a remit that allows him to look at all the agencies involved in security and intelligence matters; it's not just one, as we have here.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Susan Pollak
Public Safety committee We'll share this response, if you don't mind. I'll let my counsel speak about the complaint process with you in a moment. To the extent that our legislation was devised in order to give us full authority to review the activities of CSIS, I would say we have no complaint about the authorities we've been given.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Susan Pollak
Public Safety committee It's adequate for purposes of reviewing what CSIS's activities have been. You're right, we can't go further than CSIS. And if the government makes the decision that it wants a review body that can go further, then whoever it is will take on the role.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Susan Pollak
Public Safety committee No, I don't think it's appropriate for me to comment. I will say, however, that when we did our report on Maher Arar, which as I noted was started before the commission of inquiry was struck, we did provide to the minister, who provided to Justice O'Connor, our report, in which we stated repeatedly, and it's now a public document, that we felt there were places where the RCMP had clearly been involved in the matter in a way that needed to be investigated.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Susan Pollak
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Susan Pollak
Public Safety committee That's correct.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Susan Pollak
Public Safety committee Good morning. I'd like to begin by thanking you for inviting me to appear before you today on behalf of the chair and the other committee members of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, SIRC. As SIRC's executive director, I will be speaking on their behalf. It is a privilege for us to be here today to address you.
March 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Susan Pollak