Mr. Clement, your point is well taken, and I suspect that probably all of your colleagues on both sides of the table would agree with you.
I can only comment specifically with respect to information that's in paragraph 14(e):
information relating directly to an ongoing investigation carried out by a law enforcement agency that may lead to a prosecution;
The language used in our enabling legislation is somewhat broader.
I will get back to the point that I was making a moment ago, which is that I don't believe that it would be your intention that the committee conduct its own investigations of particular actions of the RCMP in terms of its national security activities.
Let me give you an example, if I may. National security activities of the RCMP are actually far broader than I think the public realizes, because many national security provisions have been enshrined in the Criminal Code. As a result of that, there's a law enforcement mandate for the RCMP. The RCMP also works very closely, in many of these areas, with other federal government agencies, and with provincial and even municipal police services.
Our body has the—