Thank you, Mr. Chair.
The amendment that is on the floor right now is not consistent with the intent of the bill. It would unduly narrow the range of possible measures that CSIS could take, and would so weaken CSIS's capacity to carry out its threat reduction mandate.
There is no need to place additional prohibitions on CSIS. The judiciary, through the Federal Court, can only authorize threat reduction measures found to be reasonable and proportional, as well as charter compliant.
With regard to detention, CSIS has no statutory authority to arrest individuals and is not being given the powers of law enforcement. Moreover, the bill prohibits CSIS from taking any measures that would cause death or bodily harm, making a prohibition on endangerment of health and safety unnecessary.