Thank you.
Yes, I am in favour of collaboration with our allies. I think, in fact, that being a member of NATO has kept us safe since the Second World War. In this age when borders are less relevant, I think that's important when it comes to international crime, which includes terrorism. I think collaborating with our allies is important.
It's a matter of checks and balances within that. It's a matter of proportionality when it comes to intrusive measures. I think that is ultimately the key to it. I think the thing that caused.... When you cast your mind back to the kind of revelation associated with Mr. Snowden, it was not so much that the National Security Agency, the CSE, and others existed and that they were doing their published jobs related to signals intelligence; what was problematic was the bulk data collection, the collecting and analyzing of information about people for whom there was no reasonable suspicion that they were doing anything wrong.
At least for me, it's not an objection to the existence of CSIS. I think it's good. Actually, I'm glad that those powers were taken away from the RCMP following the McDonald commission. I don't have a problem with the existence of the Communications Security Establishment. It's all a matter of proportionality and keeping it all entirely within check.
When it comes to the third question that you asked with respect to information sharing, I don't think I have enough specific information to illuminate you, unfortunately.