I'd like to explore the general oversight of defence and security in Canada. We've talked about various committees and parliamentary oversight committees. From my point of view, there wouldn't be much sense in making another committee of parliamentarians to give oversight if security clearance limitations don't give them any more access to information than this committee has.
I'd like to get your thoughts on creating an agency dedicated to public safety, like the U.S. National Security Agency. It would have representatives and intelligence from federal policing bodies such as the RCMP, DND, DFAIT, Public Security, and so on. Do you see a place for a body like that manned by people with the appropriate security clearance, whether they're members of Parliament or whatever? I'm not familiar with the level of security clearance of privy councillors. I don't know whether it's at the same level, higher, lower, or whatever. It seems to me there is a place for a coordinated agency like this. It could be chaired by the Prime Minister, who would oversee and help to coordinate and de-conflict activities of the various agencies responsible for keeping us all safe here and abroad.