In your letter you also state that Parliament has constitutional powers of investigation associated with privilege; however, the government and the crown also have a constitutional obligation to protect Canadian citizens, particularly their rights to life and freedom. There could be a conflict between those two.
Would it not be prudent for this committee to at least be obligated to show restraint and institute some measures to protect national security, to protect those interests that I just mentioned? As well, if the committee gets to decide what national security is, has the committee itself not taken on the prerogative of the crown and the government in that area?