Mr. Speaker, the Deputy Prime Minister says that the Prime Minister was never involved in spying activities. That is not the question. The question is about the federal government and federal services.
According to official information released in 1991, the CSE's intelligence and security activities are the responsibility of the Privy Council and thus of the Prime Minister. Consequently, the present Prime Minister has direct access to information collected in the past by the CSE.
My question is whether, considering recent revelations, the government has specifically checked with the CSE whether sovereignist figures like René Lévesque, Jacques Parizeau or Louise Beaudoin have ever been under electronic or other surveillance.