Thank you.
We heard almost unanimously that this is an important bill, but this is also a poorly drafted bill. Business groups, civil liberties groups and cybersecurity firms are all united in the fact that Bill C-26 gives the government too much power with almost zero oversight. There's no requirement for regular reporting, no independent review and no requirements for production of written reports. In fact, most of the powers in this bill would be exercised in secret.
Do you think that the sweeping powers that you're attempting to give yourself have enough oversight mechanisms attached to them?