Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much for enlightening us, Dr. Giles. I understood very clearly from your opening remarks what the distinction is between need to know and right to know.
What concerns me when it comes to parliamentary privileges is actually whether I can get access to the information that is going to be useful to me in my role as a legislator. You have reassured me tremendously on that point.
Where you worried me is when you talked about international relations, particularly with the Five Eyes member countries, about CSIS's image and about potentially sullying its reputation. I heard that clearly.
I also heard clearly that Bill C‑70, which lacks teeth, in my opinion, has also contributed to providing us with more information in order to potentially avoid what we are experiencing in our legislative menu, which is going to last a very long time and is coming back to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
So I am trying to understand what benefit is provided by Bill C‑377 when I could get the information I need by making a request, unless the government decides not to authorize access, obviously.
I would like to get your opinion.
Since there is some delay in answering me, I am thinking my question was a very good one, Mr. Chair.