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Public Safety committee It's actually similar to what they have in the U.K. In other words, the operation is going on and proceeding for the maximum duration of five days, but let's say that in this particular case the IC could intervene after two days or three days, look at it, and say, “Well, I'm sorr
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee Could you summarize your question? I'm sorry; I didn't catch exactly what....
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee Do you mean with regard to CSE?
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee Well, according to the actual mandate, as well as the mandate that is provided for in Bill C-59, CSE cannot target Canadians or persons in Canada. It cannot. It can target people or entities abroad only.
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee Well, you're abroad.
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee Well, CSE cannot target Canadians. Go ahead, Bill.
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee In other words, in your example, it's only incidentally that your conversation would be intercepted, because maybe you are talking with somebody else abroad, another entity, and CSE wants to target that other entity, not you. If you happen to be there, this is what we call “incid
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee Mr. Normand will respond.
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee It's difficult for me to answer that question, because I don't know everything it implies, operationally speaking. However, from what I do know, since the CSE observes foreign entities, I imagine those concerned also considered that the Minister of Foreign Affairs should be invo
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee My philosophy is this: if the Intelligence Commissioner needs to approve the initial application, which is valid for one year, I don't see why he shouldn't be involved a year later when an application for renewal of the validity period is made. Why is an application for renewal
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee I'm not an expert in this area. The people from CSE should be the ones to answer your question. I don't know if Mr. Galbraith has an answer.
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee As a first step, with the CSE, the government determines that in the area of national and international security, it is essential to give the CSE the previously mentioned authority for active and defensive powers. I think the mandate is very broad, and there may be implications
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee The executive director or the legal adviser will surely be able to answer, but just before that, I would like to clarify one point. At present—and this will still be the case if the bill is passed—if the CSE is engaging in targeting abroad and incidentally intercepts conversation
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe
Public Safety committee I'm sorry, Mr. Picard, but I can't hear you very well. It may be age-related; I'm not sure.
January 30th, 2018Committee meeting
Jean-Pierre Plouffe