Public Safety committee  I think that's a question you'll have to ask the director in terms of their operational activities and the extent to which he can share that with you.

Public Safety committee  I didn't say we were operating all over the world. I said we had 278 agreements with over 140 countries. I said that is for information-sharing and exchange. As I think you're aware, in the aftermath of 9/11, virtually every analysis and report that was done said it was a failure

Public Safety committee  Yes. In our investigation into Maher Arar, which took place before the judicial inquiry, we certainly said there were concerns, not on the part of CSIS, but clearly information had been communicated to other foreign powers without perhaps, as he ultimately did find out, proper ca

Public Safety committee  The answer is that an investigation was made, and we can give the assurance that CSIS acted within the law.

Public Safety committee  If I may, I will have Ms. Roussel, our senior legal counsel, explain the issue to you.

Public Safety committee  Thank you. First, we are a review body, the distinction being that if we were an oversight body, we would be involved with their active day-to-day operations and the examination of their activities. Rather, we review all their activities on a post hoc basis. We selectively look

Public Safety committee  If I may, I'll respond on behalf of the committee. Obviously there was a complaint that you're aware of. It was heard by a member of the committee and a decision was rendered. The information that can be made public has been made public. We are subject to all of the requireme

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  We cannot give you that information, but we can assure you that the information was available to Mr. Speaker, who was the member who conducted the inquiry. There was no information withheld from him.

Public Safety committee  Our job is to give assurance that CSIS is not above the law, and that's the assurance we give after doing the investigation.

Public Safety committee  No. The point is that they have changed--

Public Safety committee  First, I believe it's important for you to establish whether or not you're satisfied with the ambiguity you're getting. I am not the person giving you the ambiguity. What I'm telling you is that in our reviews we have satisfied ourselves that the directions are clear and that t

Public Safety committee  We are satisfying ourselves that they have clear direction and that their approach to it is clear.

Public Safety committee  If you're telling me an individual has told you that it was not possible to determine in some cases whether or not...then you have to accept their word. But that doesn't mean they weren't given clear direction.

Public Safety committee  As you know, we develop a work plan on an annual basis, and CSIS's involvement with Afghan detainees is one of the topics that is on this year's work plan.