Mr. Chairman, I can tell you that we respect the work done by this committee and others on that particular area. It has been a commitment of ours, a commitment of the Prime Minister, that we will eventually have in place an oversight capability of some sort. I want to look at the significant work done by this committee. Mr. Comartin and others have spent a lot of time on that.
We're also waiting at this point, as Justice O'Connor has said he's going to be reflecting on that and we know he has a subsequent report coming out. So I don't want to move ahead. But as soon as we have his reflections, I want to engage this committee and others in terms of what type of oversight will best serve the security needs of Canadians, but also make sure that our privacies are protected.
I'll just close by saying there was an international report released this morning--forgive me if the name slips me right now--that rated countries around the world in terms of their respect for the privacy of information. Of all the countries listed, Canada came second in terms of its respect for and handling of private information.
So I just leave that as a final thought, and I'll be looking forward to working with this committee in terms of what type of oversight committee will best protect Canadians.
Thank you very much.