Mr. John Davies (Director General, National Security Policy, Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

The amendment would not be in line with the mandate of the intelligence commissioner. The mandate of the intelligence commissioner is really to make determinations on reasonableness of ministerial authorizations, and not about review, looking at lawfulness, relative ministerial direction, and legislated authority. You have the national security intelligence review agency and the National Security Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, and their mandate is review.