This amendment would delete the wording about this being without regard to the law of another state or international law, and I think that comes to the heart of the disagreement around the table here. While CSIS has to operate clandestinely, it's not required to operate illegally, and this implies that, even in friendly nations where we often conduct espionage activities or might be required to obtain information, we could violate the laws of the United States, the laws of France, the laws of our allies.
This amendment simply deletes the whole of that wording. I think that's why you've seen the same amendment submitted by the Green Party as well as the Liberal Party.
This seems unnecessary and seems to be creating a dangerous situation whereby we encourage people to ignore the laws of our allies.