Yes. Paragraph 8(b) really relates to what I suppose we would call operational reviews. The concept is the capacity of the committee to review activities. “Activities” is the terminology used to describe what CSIS and CSE do. It is the term used in their statutes. We're talking about operations here.
I understand the concern on the part of the government that you could have circumstances in which a review of an operation could impede that operation, and so you want to leave the prospect of pulling the plug in the hands of the minister. I think you can accommodate that concern with more careful drafting, rather than an absolute veto.
For example, Professor Wark raised the example of the United Kingdom's ISC. Not so much in their statute, but in the memorandum of understanding between the ISC and the executive branch, there are some criteria that describe when it would be appropriate for the ISC to review operational matters and when it wouldn't.