Further to the recommendations of the MacDonald Commission, the RCMP was separated from its intelligence service. In fact, I believe that this was the second time that recommendation was made since the Mackenzie Commission had recommended the same thing earlier.
Today, we're faced with a situation where the mistake that led to the unjustified detention of an innocent Canadian citizen was made by the RCMP without the knowledge of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Do you still believe that intelligence investigations should remain the prerogative of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service?