Public Safety committee  Yes, we do. The courts have allowed us a six-month window to determine whether or not all metadata collected under warrant should be retained—basically to determine whether it is of operational interest. In that six-month window, we have to make that decision. If it is of operati

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. Yes, indeed. Since the decision of the Federal Court in relation to associated metadata, which is basically third-party, non-threat-related metadata— the context of communications, not the content—we've isolated all that information and developed poli

Public Safety committee  Yes. Of course, the metadata is collected under warranted authorities. The collection of metadata on targets of interest that generate operational reports, of course, was not part of the decision of Justice Noel with respect to associated metadata on, as he described it, individu

Public Safety committee  No, I think I would refer you to my comments on our role with respect to the Investment Canada Act and the reviews that we perform. At the end of the day, it's the Governor in Council who decides, based on the advice that we provide, what to do and whether to require mitigation m

Public Safety committee  I would say a review is a more thorough analysis, but analysis informs the review.

Public Safety committee  I would have to defer on a policy decision, probably to Malcolm.

Public Safety committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee. Thank you for your invitation to discuss the proposed funding outlined in supplementary estimates (A). I hope to provide you with some insight as to where these funds would be allocated, pending Parliament's approval. CS