The minister is already required to consult with the national security apparatus in assessing whether a transaction could raise issues. The issue is that right now—and this is the perception, because I'm not an insider—sometimes there is a bit of a disjoint or disconnection between the two and that perhaps the process, because of that, is not as efficient as it could be. Again, that is an outsider's view based on perception as opposed to how the system works in reality.
On May 15th, 2023. See this statement in context.