Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for your question. Mr. Chair, CSE is really very attentive to the fact that more and more Canadians are online—not just Canadian citizens, but also businesses, students and the academic sector. We are taking very strong actions to make sure we can help to educate and

Canada-China Relations committee  Again, thank you for your question. Mr. Chair, we have a very close working relationship with the Five Eyes, as was described by the minister, on both the foreign intelligence and cybersecurity sides. We have a very strong rapport and exchange of information on all levels of ac

Canada-China Relations committee  I can assure you that we are working very closely with the military. In the C-59 legislation, there was a new part of our assistance mandate that opened up our capabilities and allowed us to use them in concert with the CAF's and the DND's authorities. This is a new place where w

Canada-China Relations committee  The 5G review is under way at this time, and the government is considering analysis that has been provided by a number of departments.

Canada-China Relations committee  I can say that under the CSE act, we now have the authority to assist the Canadian—

Canada-China Relations committee  As you can appreciate, I can't go into details on any of the specific or sensitive classified operations that we undertake.

Canada-China Relations committee  Mr. Chair, shall I answer the question?

Canada-China Relations committee  Well, I think that from a CSE perspective, we provide advice and guidance on a wide range of issues.

Canada-China Relations committee  I will refer to my colleague, Scott Jones, who is head of the cyber centre responsible for supply chain assessments.

Canada-China Relations committee  Sure, Minister, just to reinforce, we have both a foreign intelligence mandate and a cyber-defence mandate, so we have the capability of monitoring.

Canada-China Relations committee  Chair, thank you very much for the question. CSE has two main roles that are very complementary. One of them is in the foreign intelligence side, where we look for the motivations, intentions, capabilities and activities of foreign actors, including foreign cyber-threat actors

Canada-China Relations committee  I'm sorry. Of course, those two mandates come together to put us in a position where we can see certain things, and when it makes sense with the government, we can attribute certain activities to actors that would otherwise go undetected. I have with me today the head of the Can

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you very much for the question. At this point, the Communications Security Establishment is one of many organizations that are contributing to a government-wide study to assess—

Canada-China Relations committee  This study is under way, and when the government is prepared to make a decision, then I'm sure the answer will be known to that. I don't know if—

Canada-China Relations committee  As you can appreciate, it would be inappropriate for me to speak about advice and guidance that we are giving to the government on any of these matters.