I thank the Green Party for these two amendments. I think they do raise an important question.
I guess what we're dealing with in this bill...which the minister has repeatedly described as “short”. The point is that the credibility of CSIS, both externally and internally, depends on meeting the highest standards. While I agree with what Ms. Ablonczy has said about the ministerial directive, it's not legislated. By putting those guarantees into the law, we achieve a higher standard of certainty, and one that can be relied upon even with a change of government, a change of ministers, or a change of opinion by the current minister.
Therefore, I think the Green Party amendments do add something important to the bill.