Thank you, Madam Chair.
The threat environment has evolved significantly over the last four years. We have made public through our annual report and two different public comments the fact that, from a CSIS point of view, we are more worried about the rise of violent extremism in Canada. We have seen, unfortunately, people being killed in Canada by people espousing extreme ideology. We have seen minorities being specifically targeted. In Quebec City and in London, Ontario, people were killed just because they were Muslim.
This is an area that we have seen in Canada with growing concern. We have devoted more of our investigative resources to try to address this threat, to try to take measures to counter it, and to advise government and Canadians through our public discourse and public releases about the nature of the threats.