For example, the Australians require that a report be produced every five years providing an overview of the intelligence and national security architecture. The individual who is tasked with that has quite a bit of latitude. The report is quite long, but it generally focuses on a particular area where they are trying to suggest improvements.
We're talking about laws that are not very visible to the public or to members of Parliament, and they are also very complex. As the witness indicated, it has very significant consequences on the protection of civil life and human rights. Given that the global security environment is changing so quickly and we have laws with definitions from 1951 and 1984, we need a mechanism that allows members of Parliament to act more effectively and in a way that's better adapted to today's realities.