National Defence committee  No. Again, we have to bear in mind, also, that each of those countries are sovereign countries. At some point in time they might decide to do otherwise.

National Defence committee  Yes. That's a fact of life.

National Defence committee  As you might know, CSE cannot target Canadians or persons in Canada. It's a foreign agency.

National Defence committee  Yes. Let's say CSE targets a foreign fighter in Syria. In doing that, they might unintentionally or incidentally—

National Defence committee  Yes.

National Defence committee  No. This is where the minister, through an authorization, would permit them to do it. Otherwise, they would commit a criminal offence, under the Criminal Code of Canada. It's a private communication, so therefore— Sorry, sir.

National Defence committee  I don't report to the minister, I'm very sorry.

National Defence committee  Yes. It goes through the minister because the minister, by statute, has to deposit that report before both houses, but I don't report to the minister. The only reason I deal with the Minister of National Defence is that he is the boss of CSE.

National Defence committee  No, not at all.

National Defence committee  There's no discussion with the minister with regard to my reports, not at all, and no discussion with CSE either. Otherwise, I wouldn't be independent.

National Defence committee  The public annual report is what I'm talking about.

National Defence committee  Indeed. For example, I think last year we had—what?—seven classified reports sent to the minister. Let's say we review some CSE activities in depth and then we make recommendations to the minister in a classified report. This is sent to the minister only, and naturally a copy goe

National Defence committee  No. I make recommendations.

National Defence committee  Just to reassure you, all recommendations that were made for the last 10 or 15 years with regard to privacy have been accepted. With regard to the other recommendations, I think 94% of all the recommendations that I and my predecessors have made have been accepted.

National Defence committee  I mean all the recommendations in general. Normally the recommendations would be indicated in the annual report. There is a summary indicated in the annual report. As I said, 93% or 94% of all the recommendations over the last 15 years have been accepted by the minister and by th