Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, officials.
In this whole clause that the NDP amendment would amend out, there is a lot of concern about the broad language. I think I understand your point about sharing with 16 other agencies, but what kinds of activities would be considered under the terminology about a threat to the economic security of Canada?
The bill reads undermine “the economic or financial stability of Canada”, and so anybody reading this looks at it very broadly. There could be a tractor demonstration for instance that slowed traffic, or some aboriginal demonstrations that maybe slow down the construction of a pipeline. A lot of people would look at that as undermining the economic or financial stability of the country, yet it's a legitimate protest.
So how do you explain that?