Information & Ethics committee  I would say so.

Information & Ethics committee  You're talking about the review bodies?

Information & Ethics committee  The law will apply. If the threshold is relevance, fine. If it's not relevant, it should be deleted. If the threshold is necessity, then it's a higher threshold. If it's not necessary, then it should be deleted.

Information & Ethics committee  I don't think so. This is not within the mandate in my view of a review body.

Information & Ethics committee  The review body normally will ensure that the agency in question does not violate the law and respects the privacy of Canadians. This is the objective of a review body. It's not an oversight body. It's not a refined review. It's a post facto review.

Information & Ethics committee  I would like to provide some additional information. Paragraph 2(a) of SCISA deals with activities that undermine the security of Canada. The passage reads as follows: (a) interference with the capability of the Government of Canada in relation to intelligence, defence, border

Information & Ethics committee  In theory, we could argue that a super-agency would solve all the problems. In practice, and in the meantime, there are ways to improve the system, if I may use the expression. The way to do it is very simple. It's to give the review bodies an explicit authority to co-operate.

Information & Ethics committee  Not to my knowledge.

Information & Ethics committee  I cannot answer for the agencies. I suspect that, for example, that the CSE chief might appear before you, and this is the type of question I would suggest you ask her at the time. In the meantime, with regard to review bodies, I come back to the comments I made a few seconds ago

Information & Ethics committee  Since CSE has neither received nor shared information under that law, I don't have any additional comments to make, unfortunately.

Information & Ethics committee  Even if we are buddies.

Information & Ethics committee  I have just one comment on this point. It is true that right now there is no explicit authority to co-operate, but there's no explicit prohibition either. Therefore, practically speaking, over the past five years my predecessors and I have provided 10 or more letters to SIRC refe

Information & Ethics committee  If I could comment on this very point, you mentioned that if there's a breach of privacy, in essence it would be for the Privacy Commissioner to investigate, but I want to stress that with regard to CSE, under the law in my mandate, I have also a mandate to protect the privacy of

Information & Ethics committee  It's called the PIF.

Information & Ethics committee  Are you quoting from Mr. Therrien?