Public Safety committee  Basically, we don't rely on a definition per se to define what is and what is not. Our assessment process is such that if there are any indications that individuals in that particular country are treated in a way that does not meet our standards, then we proceed with caution. We

Public Safety committee  There's no category, per se. We look at each country on a case-by-case basis. It evolves with time as well. In some instances we see countries that had been reported as having poor or questionable human rights being reported over the last year as doing better, though there are st

Public Safety committee  Yes. It clarifies my answer from this morning as Transport Canada having the final authority.

Public Safety committee  Yes, it is.

Public Safety committee  I would believe so.

Public Safety committee  That I can't confirm.

Public Safety committee  I was asked to keep it short. I can only echo the comments made by my colleague from CSIS in respect to the position that I am in this morning.

Public Safety committee  I'm not in that position this morning.

Public Safety committee  Basically, since I arrived in national security eight months ago, my observation is that we live this on a day-to-day basis. All employees across the RCMP with the national security criminal investigation live the impact and the adjustments that we've brought to our program on a

Public Safety committee  No. Basically, what I'm saying is that because of the ongoing civil litigations, because of the fact that the findings of Justice Iacobucci are still under review, I am in no position to make any statement in relation to Justice Iacobucci's findings.

Public Safety committee  No, not at all. What I'm saying is basically that we are looking. For each country that we want to share information with we will do an assessment. That assessment is based in part on DFAIT's annual report on that country in respect to their human rights records. We also consult

Public Safety committee  It's not something new. It's something that is enhanced. We're documenting it now to make sure we can answer for our actions.

Public Safety committee  I can't comment on what was or was not done at that time. What I can speak about is what we do now.

Public Safety committee  What I'm saying is at this time we cannot comment on the findings of Justice Iacobucci. With the recommendations given by Justice O'Connor on events that occurred about the same time, we have implemented a series of policies. We now exercise central control and we've enhanced our

Public Safety committee  First, I would like to inform you that civil actions have been brought over those incidents. Currently, it would therefore be inappropriate on my part to make any comment whatever on Judge Iacobucci's report.