Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, in answer to the question, I would say that I am very satisfied with how the threat was assessed with regard to distinct groups. The commanding officers on the ground made decisions based on what has happening at the time; those decisions were based partly on our infor

Government Operations committee  No, madam. I am saying that police tactics were the decisions of commanding officers in each sector, Huntsville and Toronto. Our information was simply to help guide them in their decision making.

Government Operations committee  Perhaps I could speak for a moment from a CSIS perspective, with a security intelligence view. We had a very much smaller role to play than did our law enforcement colleagues, but I think it's due to their great planning, their fortitude, their presence of mind on the ground, and

Government Operations committee  Well, there was a $2 million budget placemat—

Government Operations committee  Yes, that's correct.

Government Operations committee  If you like, I could perhaps begin and simply describe our role, going back to your first set of questions. The service's role was in two parts. There was the validation issue with respect to accreditation: preventing persons from either entering the country or accessing sites.

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, I cannot answer questions about the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. I am not comfortable comparing the two events without accurate information.

Government Operations committee  I could explain the service's mandate, but as for an estimate, we are not—

Government Operations committee  Mr. Chair, to answer the honourable member's question, I would say the service's role was twofold. First of all, it was to provide information and analysis for the accreditation process.

Government Operations committee  Fine. In terms of threat assessment, CSIS's role was to support the Integrated Threat Assessment Centre, or ITAC, which would look at information provided by CSIS, as well as a number of other partner agencies in the country and around the world. We also provided a series of asse

Government Operations committee  It refers to terrorist groups that are here, in Canada, but who are different from a typical group like Al Qaeda.

Government Operations committee  Good morning. My name is Ray Boisvert. I'm the assistant director intelligence for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, CSIS. I'm joined by the service's chief financial officer, Laura Danagher. We're pleased to join our colleagues from partner agencies here today to spe