Public Safety committee  Yes, but it's the interplay of those issues along with the potential damage. The mere fact that those issues are subject matter that the committee addresses doesn't necessarily preclude those issues from being shared with the committee. I think the question becomes one where a he

Public Safety committee  But it's in the context of a very specific and narrow understanding of that interplay of the risk. It's not just all information in that context, but also that the sharing of that information will be injurious to national—

Public Safety committee  I'm not sure I understand the scenario. The committee wouldn't be in receipt of intelligence any longer...?

Public Safety committee  It's hard to know what you.... Proving the negative is a challenge, so I think it would be a—

Public Safety committee  I think the committee would be free to approach whoever they would want. There would be no extra legal obligation on other countries to respond.

Public Safety committee  Partners are aware of our activities and the proposed legislation before Parliament.

Public Safety committee  I'm probably going to regret saying this, but I would put it in the inverse and ask how this committee—this committee of Parliament—would feel about these officials being called before a committee of another country.

Public Safety committee  I do think there's a flow to this.

Public Safety committee  No, I don't actually have the definition. I'm sorry, Minister. I have a different section of the act in front of me for different purposes.

Public Safety committee  There is the same requirement for public servants.

Public Safety committee  Then I think it gets interesting in the context that, if information is in the public domain, it gets very complicated. It's hard to give you a precise general response, because what might be in a WikiLeaks leak might be one slice of a broader piece of information. This advice

Public Safety committee  Each of the agencies was briefed and kept informed. I think there was ongoing consultation. There was certainly close consultation...the role I play, or my department plays, in the portfolio, and other partners around town. Ian, would you add anything?

Public Safety committee  Yes. The Prime Minister is free to seek advice, as is any minister.

Public Safety committee  Oh, is that the question you're asking? Ian is the expert, but certainly in the context of a ministerial perspective, the minister will be seeking advice from officials when he is in a dialogue with the committee, or, frankly, with agency heads about what's appropriate informat

Public Safety committee  I would very quickly go back to the example that the director of the service gave, which is an ongoing operation that, depending on timing, is at a particularly critical point, and the actual shift of the resources required to respond effectively to what the committee is asking i