Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. To my friend, I always act as if hope springs eternal, but I do have some issues here.
I believe the information sharing act is intended to foster information sharing by all government departments and agencies, including those with no traditional national security responsibilities, with designated recipients.
Requiring information sharing arrangements for all information sharing under the act would be impractical. It also has the potential to be contrary to the act's potential intent, as information sharing could be delayed while the arrangements are being negotiated.
I would think that Canadians would expect that if one branch of government were aware of a threat to their security, I repeat, this information would be shared with other branches to protect them.
As I mentioned before, Mr. Chair, this legislation has robust safeguards built in to protect Canadians' privacy.
Thank you.