Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Now, we've heard a lot around the table tonight of the excellent testimony from former Supreme Court Justice John Major who, of course, did yeoman's service on the Air India inquiry. In his evidence, although by video, I'm sure all of us remember with crystal clarity how often he said the bill would be deficient if a national security adviser were not created.
Now, I'm aware that in my position I can't create, by an amendment, a national security adviser. But what this amendment does is say that within a year of the first measure taken by CSIS, where it ceases to be what it was always intended to be—an intelligence-gathering operation only—and takes one of its kinetic measures, that at the one-year mark from that moment, the RCMP, CSIS, CSEC, the Canada Border Services Agency, and any other security agency would gather to discuss expansion of the role of the national security adviser to the creation of this role, as recommended by the Air India inquiry.
In other words, it sets up a moment where the key decision-makers decide to put in place this pinnacle of observation of all security activities.
Thank you.