I'll ask either the director of CSIS or the RCMP commissioner to reflect more specifically. I can tell you that in general we all know there's been a concern in the past ten or fifteen years about information sharing and operational sharing between the two agencies. I was assured by both of these gentlemen and their colleagues that the information sharing had reached a very high stage of cooperation and collaboration, but that, whether it was fair or not, there were concerns ten or fifteen years ago about people operating in silos and not sharing information.
I can't reflect on the veracity of those concerns then, but I am very confident about the level of information sharing that goes on now, and not just between these agencies but also with CBSA and our various border agencies.
As a matter of fact, in this last operation, though it doesn't reflect directly on these estimates, the number of officers from RCMP, CSIS, CBSA, and local policing forces was very impressive and required a high degree of coordination and information sharing. I can say with confidence that not just the information sharing itself but the desire to make sure information is shared for the security of Canadians is a real priority for these agencies.
If any of them want to reflect more specifically, they may feel free to do so.