Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to let the committee know I'll be sharing my time with Mr. Harris.
According to our documents, Communications Security Establishment Canada's funding is going up 4.9%, from $439 million to nearly $461 million. That's huge in a time of budget cuts.
What troubles me, however, is that we're finding out about it today. According to documents obtained by CBC, the United States conducted an extensive week-long spying operation during the G20 summit in 2010. And the whole thing was allegedly carried out with Canada's permission, and perhaps with the participation or permission of Communications Security Establishment Canada, as a partner.
Can you confirm or contradict CBC's claims?