Public Safety committee  It's independent in lots of ways. One is just the wide breadth of information from any department or agency. It's independent as to where it chooses to focus its activities and it's independent in that it gets a vast amount of information and can come up with findings that it det

Public Safety committee  It is, subject to some very tight constraints.

Public Safety committee  It is just part of the Westminster system that ministers decide. The minister, as head of the organization, decides for the organization.

Public Safety committee  Sure, she can repeat it.

Public Safety committee  The accountability is through the PM. It's his decision.

Public Safety committee  The proposed revision that was just advanced speaks to “clearly identified as a revised version and must indicate the extent of, and reason for, the revision”.

Public Safety committee  I think the why will be clearly stated. The who is the Prime Minister.

Public Safety committee  I think I would maybe look at it from the other direction, which is that the Prime Minister won't simply take whatever his advisers tell him either. It's ultimately his decision.

Public Safety committee  Clause 22 refers to review bodies exclusively. It's not any agency.

Public Safety committee  I think you meant SIRC.

Public Safety committee  That's all right, and you are correct.

Public Safety committee  Ms. Sheehy will comment on that.

Public Safety committee  This oath was based on something the previous government did, Bill C-81. I don't know what the common practice is.

Public Safety committee  It was way back. Sorry. It was several governments back. I apologize, Mr. Clement.

Public Safety committee  Yes.