There are two ways in which we share information, consistent with the Privacy Act.
One is through a request from the RCMP coming to us—it's an investigating agency—seeking specific information from us. That's under paragraph 8(2)(e) of the act.
Under paragraph 8(2)(m), we can determine that there is a public interest in sharing information about a Canadian who is being charged abroad. We will look at, for example, what the person is being charged with. If it is a child sex offence, it's an offence in Canada. There is a public interest in that individual. But, for example, we would take into account where the individual was arrested and the process he went through to be found guilty. We take a look at that country and its judicial process. Is it one we think is fair and is going to give someone a fair trial? We may pass the information on to the RCMP, saying, “Here is our record of the judicial process in the country where he was convicted; this is the human rights report about what has gone on”, or “this is our evidence that the individual has been subject to torture”, which may be something we become aware of. These are all factors the RCMP themselves would be asked to weigh before taking the information further.