Good civil servants will always try to work within the authority provided by the legislation, so I think there's perhaps an opportunity to revisit either the legislation or the interpretation of the legislation as it is provided to the departments when making their assessments.
I think in light of my remarks about the changing nature of conflict, which my colleagues have echoed, there is perhaps the need to have a broader geostrategic understanding of the potential implications of Canadian technology as part of the assessment.