From our perspective the line is actually very clear and very well defined. The RCMP's involvement in the national security arena goes back many, many decades and actually predates the creation of CSIS.
Our role, our mandate, is clear. It deals with criminal activity of a national security nature. The role of CSIS is to develop intelligence to identify potential national security threats and to inform the Government of Canada of those emerging threats. We have very different mandates. Ours is investigative in the sense of criminal prosecutions and interdiction. CSIS's role is with respect to intelligence and informing, but I'd suggest that they're actually quite complementary to one another.
I don't think it's any secret to anybody that there have been some growing pains in terms of the relationship between CSIS and the RCMP. National security from the RCMP's perspective is part of my umbrella, and I would say the relationship now is better than ever. We have strong mechanisms, deconfliction mechanisms, in place to make sure that each agency is aware of the work of the other, and to ensure that we do not duplicate our work and that the priorities are shared.