Certainly, looking to the United States would be useful in terms of oversight. Of course they have a different system of government. But the congressional committees on national security, both the Senate and the House of Representatives, are very effective in oversight. Importantly, they have a great deal of access to top secret information, much more access than Bill C-22 is going to give the Canadian committee.
I think that in Canada, we should be proud. We have reached certain levels, the Arar inquiry, for example, was novel, unique in the world. It was the first time there was an independent review of national security activity.
Our record is good, but we can improve it. We can learn from other countries. The other country we might look at with respect to their oversight is the United Kingdom. They have certain procedures with respect to top secret information that are useful to look at as well.