Certainly.
Since the creation of CSIS as a service, it has been subject to considerable review, and I might add that it is considered by its peers as a class-leading organization because of that review, and not despite it. Therefore, I strongly believe that in the age of accountability we are in, agencies and their leadership teams must be held to account.
They must explain what they are doing, why it is necessary and, if possible, generally speaking, when and where it is being done on behalf of Canadians. ln addition, but only in the rarest and most guarded circumstances, they may also have to talk a little about how they do that.