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 t

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 t

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.

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

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

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 privi