I will not be supporting this amendment. I think that by adding proposed paragraph 21(1.1)(b), “that could be inconsistent with the rules of international law...”, you're forcing CSIS to actually be aware of and make a judgment against 170 other states, other countries, countries that in some cases—obviously in many cases—are not governed by the same principles, human rights, and so on that we have in Canada.
I think we also heard from a witness who specifically talked about tracking individuals overseas and the chance that they would cross borders, which would also be a serious problem if we were to adopt this amendment because it would require CSIS to determine whether it would be inconsistent in that particular country as well.
I'm not going to support it. I think the legislation is very clear in this respect. I don't see the necessity for it, and I think it would be overly cumbersome for CSIS to have to prove that something is consistent with other countries....