Thanks, Mr. Ruff. Thanks for being here and for your testimony today.
I'm still struggling with what the intentions of this bill really are. When I look at it and read the language in the bill, it says “deemed to need access to the information in respect of which the application is made.”
That language strikes me as particularly concerning, given the fact that if I, as a member of Parliament, want to apply for a secret security clearance.... I don't have it currently, as far as I know. Actually, as a parliamentary secretary, I may actually have it.
If any member of Parliament were to say that they want to access a certain type of intelligence or national security-related information, they would be deemed “need to know”. Am I misinterpreting that?
You're shaking your head, so please clarify for me because that's the way I interpret that language. It's very broad.