Let me just turn to SATA very quickly, if I could. There are short sections.
Section 11 of the SATA indicates:
the Minister may disclose information obtained in the exercise or performance of the Minister's powers, duties or functions under this Act for the purposes of transportation security or the prevention of the travel referred to
Basically, that's indicating that this is a ministerial responsibility. It doesn't specify how exactly the minister may create regulation around domestic intelligence sharing or information sharing under C-21, but at least it puts the spotlight on the ministerial responsibility there, specifically with regard to domestic federal government information sharing. Given that there's a lot of concern around this and that it will likely resurface when C-59 comes into discussion again, some clarity in that regard would be important.
More importantly, from my view, the notion that we are going to create an entry-exit initiative for air travel and not share it with any of our close partners or any foreign state strikes me as a nonsense and something that is likely to be abused because it is a nonsense. I would prefer to see something like SATA section 12, which says:
The Minister may enter into a written arrangement relating to the disclosure of information referred to in section 11 with the government of a foreign state, an institution of such a government or an international organization
It's setting down rules around how the minister can interact with foreign partners in the sharing of entry-exit data, which is the sensible way to go, rather than having a blanket restriction that will ultimately face pressure and potential abuse.