Thank you, Mr. Chair.
On Tuesday, we had witnesses who made claims that would indeed be very disturbing if the substance of these claims were true. I'm going to ask you to confirm whether some of the things that were said about threats to the privacy of Canadians, and specifically about SCISA, are correct or not.
A concern was raised about bulk data collection and bulk data sharing between listed recipients, in contrast to a nuanced or targeted collection and sharing approach. I'd like you to comment on what bulk data collection and sharing means, and whether Canadian agencies and organizations do it.
Specifically, it was stated on Tuesday that, under SCISA, there's no limit on data sharing and no oversight. It was characterized as a blank cheque for Canada's national security agencies. It was stated also, as an example, that CSIS could go to the RCMP and ask for all the information it collected under warrants, but once in CSIS's hands, the information would not be subject to the conditions set out in the warrant. It was claimed that Canada hoovers up as much information about innocent people as possible through bulk data collection instead of a targeted approach.
These were some of things we heard in Tuesday's committee meeting. I would like each of you to comment on those claims, and whether these are legitimate concerns about privacy under SCISA.