National Defence committee  Yes.

National Defence committee  Yes, I do.

National Defence committee  I think it's both. Yes. If you look at the last annual report, you'll see that I discuss that. As I said, the classified reports are not public. They are sent to the minister, but there's also mention in the public report that I submit every year to Parliament.

National Defence committee  All I can say is, in my case, last year I met with my counterpart in the States, the NSA inspector general, with regard to privacy protection. As you probably know, between the Five Eyes there is an agreement that nobody will spy on the others' citizens, and therefore, they will

National Defence committee  Yes, indeed.

National Defence committee  First, I would say the government or Parliament should answer this question, since the government decided to build the buildings in that location. Since the two agencies are side by side, it's easier for CSIS and CSE to meet and hold discussions. This is especially true since, ac

National Defence committee  With regard to Bill C-22 and the provision in that bill where we talk about the duplication, this is the suggestion that I've made. I'm not saying I'm the only one who has made that suggestion, but I made that suggestion a long time ago. If we want to be effective, the committee

National Defence committee  Thank you very much. When you say I'm the expert, I think we should qualify that. I'm the expert in law. I'm a retired judge.

National Defence committee  No. I'm a retired judge. I'm not an expert in technology, and I'm not an expert with regard to CSE activities. To give you an example, when I was sitting as a judge and presiding at a murder trial, let's say, I had expert witnesses who would come around and explain to me what it

National Defence committee  Thank you, Mr. Robillard. I'll start by talking about my own organization. Most, if not all, our employees are bilingual. Our office isn't large, but most employees and the executive director are bilingual. I'm bilingual, as are most of the investigators or review officers. In

National Defence committee  There are 14. We await further information about the government's intentions for national security accountability mechanisms following the national consultations. The main point I would make is that regardless of structure and the overall accountability framework, expert review

National Defence committee  Thank you, Chair and honourable members. I'm pleased to appear before this committee, and as mentioned by the chair, I'm accompanied by Mr. Bill Galbraith, the executive director of my office. Good afternoon, everyone. I'm pleased to be here today to meet with you and to spea

Information & Ethics committee  Yes.

Information & Ethics committee  I made a suggestion earlier on about the section that deals with regulations, which is section 10. I suggested with regard to the powers of the Governor In Council to make regulations that a fourth criterion should be added. It should read something like this: “The destruction of

Information & Ethics committee  I mentioned that already. I said I am in general agreement.