Yes, Mr. Chair. It is as follows:
That Bill C-44, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 1 with the following:
“human source” means an individual who resides or who is present in Canada and who, after”
The purpose of the amendment is to clearly define that a human source who provides information to CSIS under the conditions prescribed in the bill should be accessible by some means in the course of any prosecution. That individual would then be accorded protection from disclosure. I think it is fair to say this issue is not clarified in the legislation on how the courts would have access to an individual who is afforded protection from disclosure by CSIS when a charge is laid against someone in Canada. If a charge is laid against someone in Canada, how does that person get his just due in court if he can't access an individual because he or she is not in Canada?
That's the dilemma. You do need the right of fairness under the law and the right to question the individual who provided the information against you should you be charged.