Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  The Security Intelligence Review Committee.

Finance committee  Yes, essentially.

Finance committee  I think SIRC's reviews might differ with, say, those of the Inspector General. They might look at other things, and they might be a bit more operationally focused. Usually, though, it's more of a duplication or an overlap—there's no substantive difference in the findings that we'

Finance committee  I think it was in 1984 or 1985 that the CSIS Act was put in. Probably at the time it was to give independent eyes and ears for the minister, different from the external review body of SIRC. I think, though, what's going on here is no change to the proportion or amount of review t

Finance committee  Yes. It's very similar. A number of analysts who have worked in the Inspector General's office have also worked at the Security Intelligence Review Committee and vice versa. It's the same thing in Public Safety with the national security branch, of which I am part. A number of an

Finance committee  The Security Intelligence Review Committee and Inspector General both produce annual reports summarizing all the reviews they've done during the year.

Finance committee  The normal review function of the Security Intelligence Review Committee would continue. Their annual report would be submitted by the minister to Parliament. In addition, there would be an internal report prepared by the minister—the certificate—which is the former Inspector Gen

Finance committee  That's right. It goes to the minister. An unclassified version is released, though.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I apologize for messing up your order earlier on. Division 15, or clauses 378 to 387 of the budget implementation act, is relatively straightforward. It amends the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act to abolish the Office of the Inspector General