Monsieur Vigneault, “On June 28 2017, the National People’s Congress passed the National Intelligence Law and outlined the first official authorisation of intelligence in the People’s Republic of China”.
I'm quoting directly from a Government of Canada website, where it says:
The intelligence law highlights one important continuing trend within the state security legal structure put in place since 2014: everyone is responsible for state security. As long as national intelligence institutions are operating within their proper authorities, they may, according to Article 14, “request relevant organs, organisations, and citizens provide necessary support, assistance, and cooperation”.
Can you elaborate with this committee if this changed the posture with respect to intelligence-gathering within CSIS?