You mention the committee, and I know that you are starting a study, but we must recognize that there is some urgency. While the study is being done, CSIS is using the powers that it has been granted, as Mr. Coulombe said in committee. I read your testimony at the Senate committee. The key question to ask ourselves is this: will the committee do the review after CSIS acts or while it is acting? Let me explain.
As I understand it, our allies that have similar committees analyze decisions made by their spy agencies—CSIS in our case—before its actions happen, not afterwards. Essentially, it is the same mandate that the current committee has, although it will not be made up of parliamentarians.
Will the legislation stipulate that the analysis is done before CSIS acts or afterwards?