Mr. Chair, this is very similar to NDP-9. In fact, if the government defeats this, we will not be moving NDP-9 because they're essentially identical in their intent.
I completely support Mr. Easter's arguments.
I find it strange that both the minister and the parliamentary secretary have raised this question that somehow in dictatorships there is some process you'd have to go through to get warrants, and of course, the point of most dictatorships is that there is no such process. So I don't think you have to unnecessarily worry about CSIS having to comply with the law of dictatorships on intercepting communications or those kinds of things, because those kinds of protections don't exist. I find it a peculiar objection.
On the other hand, CSIS does have to know the laws of the countries in which it's operating in order to be effective. I would be very concerned if we were arguing that CSIS can simply ignore international law and ignore the laws of all those states.
We'll be supporting Mr. Easter's amendment, and as I said, if this is defeated, we will not be moving NDP-9.