I have never seen any legislation during my time, certainly in the last 20 years in service where I had significant dealings here in Ottawa, that has ever forced any true interaction or mitigation of the turf battle. Legislation by itself doesn't do it. The enaction of subsequent processes and structures to support the legislation has the ability to get after that. I have little confidence that there will be a fundamental realignment of the senior public service to allow for those gaps to occur. This will be tremendously unpopular with the deputy's community in this town, but the reality is until you have a deputy with the responsibility for whole-of-government coordination of intelligence and security responding to an accountable minister, there will be no changes.
On February 15th, 2018. See this statement in context.