Thank you.
LIB-38 is an amendment that clarifies that the director of CSIS or a CSIS employee can be designated by the minister to authorize the retention of foreign datasets. It will help to clarify the current wording of Bill C-59 to meet the original intent that the minister can designate the director of CSIS or the CSIS employee as a designated person. Of note, the minister-designated person's decision to authorize the retention of a foreign dataset is subject to the approval of the intelligence commissioner. This ensures independent oversight of a designated person's decision to authorize CSIS's retention of a foreign dataset. To me it's always important to have the role of the intelligence commissioner incorporated.