Public Safety committee  Thank you. I have a preliminary answer. The national security adviser asked the Ministry of Public Safety to look into this as well. Some work has been done. It's an area in which there's actually a fair bit of activity, because the provinces are more and more involved in material that we do, both in terms of security clearances and in sharing of threats and what not.

Public Safety committee  I would not say they expressed their points of view quite that way. In fact, I was never told not to say certain things or anything like that. We just talked about the setting in which I made my statements, they reviewed the remarks I had submitted for their comments, and the discussion was more general in nature.

Public Safety committee  Generally speaking, no, Mr. Chair.

Public Safety committee  Our discussions began with the remarks you heard earlier this morning, and we discussed the matter of emphasis here and there rather than a specific issue.

Public Safety committee  No, Mr. Chair, and not just because it involves national security, but also because it involves international relations.

Public Safety committee  No, Mr. Chair. As I said, we did not speak with anyone, except for the two authorities I mentioned, and we want to complete our analysis and report to the government.

Public Safety committee  I believe I mentioned earlier that the process of gathering information is complete. So we are at the analysis phase.

Public Safety committee  I think it's a growing concern, and Canada's capacity to deal with this issue is growing. We don't have the lead on this, as you probably know, Mr. Chairman, but there has been reference to these matters in recent governmental statements. I think it is truthful to say that we are certainly as well prepared as we can be in a technological world where the assaults change virtually daily.

Public Safety committee  That's a very difficult question to answer, Mr. Chairman, because you don't know what you don't know. We have had very clear evidence in this country that there have been terrorists seeking to do harm. The Toronto 18 are a clear example. We're monitoring a number of other cases in which we think there may be similar circumstances.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  Broadly speaking, yes, Mr. Chairman.

Public Safety committee  Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Public Safety committee  You're quoting the act again, and I don't--

Public Safety committee  In my view, it does not apply.

Public Safety committee  Put differently, it was not a disclosure.