CSIS has to do in secret our investigations, our inquiries, our trade craft, the information we share with foreign countries. These have to be done in secret. And I think over the years CSIS has demonstrated that it can do these things very effectively. That does not mean, though, that we cannot talk in general terms, as can the government, about threats to the security of Canada, be they espionage or terrorism or what not. So yes, there's a line that has to be drawn there, and sometimes it's not easy to know exactly where to draw it. The larger part of our activities and of our operations must remain secret, but that doesn't mean we can't talk in general about threats and the people we're dealing with.
On July 5th, 2010. See this statement in context.