Mr. Chair, I do support this amendment. I think Randall's arguments are valid.
This does not place a big burden on CSIS or on the government. It is basically asking for designation. Almost daily we're seeing this, even in the RCMP accountability act, with this gag order for life that in many cases is being placed on public servants.
In this case, I know, it's CSIS, and that is an issue that's involving national security, but there are cases, whether it's a review body or whatever, where an individual may need to talk about some of the problems in terms of the operations without impacting on specific information that should be kept secret. It creates a fear factor within the public service, such that people are scared to say anything even if it is in the legitimate public interest.
This is not a big burden on CSIS, and I fully support it. It just requires them to designate certain individuals rather than a blanket treatment for everyone.