I would agree with Mr. Erskine-Smith and the NDP caucus as well. The whole point here is that none of us wants to be in a situation in which in real time there's an activity going on and the committee is meddling in the success of that activity. I don't think any of us wants to be put in that position. However, we also heard that sometimes an activity is not “operational” but is “ongoing”, such as was the case with Air India. I think this subamendment strikes the right balance to ensure that the committee can do its job while at the same time not interfering with ongoing operations to the detriment of the national security of the country.
On November 29th, 2016. See this statement in context.