Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you all for being here today to enhance our understanding of this legislation.
Mr. Davies, when you testified before the Special Senate Committee on Anti-terrorism on June 4, 2012, you said this:
...Bill S-9 represents a concrete step in strengthening Canada's criminal laws relating to nuclear terrorism. It will further allow Canada to ratify and implement two important international treaties, thus signalling our commitment to nuclear security.
I note today in your remarks you talked about the bill being “an indication of Canada's commitment to engaging in international efforts to combat proliferation” and “signal to our international partners the importance Canada places on having a robust regime to address threats to global security”. Clearly, you're putting this within the international context of us working with our partners.
Public Safety Canada's role, as I understand it, with regard to proliferation and terrorism is to coordinate and support interdepartmental efforts at the federal level, as well as to leverage expert knowledge to better examine the threat, identify the risks that Canada faces, and develop sound policy and advice to help guide the government.
In that context, do you feel that Bill S-9 would complement existing national security policy and operational frameworks that are currently in place?