At least in my time at CSIS and within the intelligence community, I think Canada was always a very powerful and respected net contributor to the group. However, at times it may have changed.
At the end of the day, I'm inclined to believe we're in a new era. Things change all the time. Legislation has to change. We need to improve our ability to respond to new technological advances. Equally, though, we're still in part of what I call the “post the story of Ed Snowden” age. Once we get through that, society will nevertheless have been transformed. He was a consequential figure. I recognize and respect that.
Therefore, we're in the age of accountability and transparency. As long as you have a mechanism such as emergency powers to invoke, as the chief of CSE has, I think having more layers is fine. I wouldn't want to respond to any alarmist comments to the effect that now we'll be stuck and won't be able to respond effectively. I think it's a pretty good balance overall.