National Defence committee  Do you want to answer?

National Defence committee  Not right now.

National Defence committee  Yes, I agree, but let's say CSE's procedure to do that would be for CSE to prepare a memorandum to cabinet suggesting that the National Defence Act be amended and then the cabinet would look at that and approve or disapprove whatever.

National Defence committee  This is all in my annual report, which is public.

National Defence committee  No, but for example, pages 43 to 44—

National Defence committee  There are not 12.

National Defence committee  No, I'm sorry, I don't think I said 12.

National Defence committee  I'm saying my predecessor and I have made recommendations over the last 12 years for amendments to the National Defence Act. I'm told that those recommendations are accepted, but I'm waiting to see whether or not they will be accepted on paper. I have been told verbally that this

National Defence committee  That question is asked all the time. How can you effectively review the CSE activities, with, let's say, 10 people, whatever, when CSE is composed of 2,000 people? As we said previously, we proceed, with regard to a review of activities, with a risk analysis. In other words, eve

National Defence committee  Do you want to talk about this?

National Defence committee  That's especially true at the tender age of 74.

National Defence committee  It's a young 74, though.

National Defence committee  As I mentioned in my opening remarks, the law was enacted in 2001 following the events of September 11. In the meantime, the technology has evolved. The legal landscape has evolved. The threat environment has evolved. The law has not kept up. That's why I'm pushing for those amen

National Defence committee  It's with regard to ambiguities to start with, and also I made a recommendation to modify my role as CSE commissioner. At the present time the minister, through an authorization, could authorize CSE to intercept private communications abroad incidentally or unintentionally, if yo

National Defence committee  CSE is governed by part V.1 of the National Defence Act.