Okay. Thank you. I think that's an extremely important point. This is our Constitution. It is our charter. Ms. Raza mentioned that as well.
Ms. Raza, you talked about the need to expand the mandate of SIRC to review more of these measures. I would submit that's not enough. I look for your opinion on this. I may be a little biased—that's unusual for me. I've had a private member's bill in Parliament for some time, asking for a national oversight committee of parliamentarians of all parties, similar to that of our Five Eyes partners. In fact, the current Minister of Justice and the Minister of State for Finance were on the same committee as I when we proposed such a body.
SIRC is only going to look at CSIS. In my view, we need an oversight agency that looks at the Canadian Communications Security Establishment and any agency that's involved in security, to do two things: first, ensure they're following the law and using all of their authorities under the law; and second, ensure they're not going beyond the law and affecting civil liberties.
Could I get comments from each of you on that? Do you see that as necessary, as at least a measure to give Canadians, civil society, some confidence that our security agencies are not going too far?
I'll start with you, Ms. Raza, and then Mr. Hay.