Public Safety committee  Certainly this is part of our mandate, and we participate with other government agencies and departments in providing advice to the government. That is obviously quite secret advice that we provide, but the Governor in Council can certainly allow, disallow, or impose mitigation m

Public Safety committee  I think the tools and the authorities that we're provided in Bill C-59 —I would probably look at the data analytics provision as one example—are certainly going to support us in that work.

Public Safety committee  I would concur with my colleague. We work very closely with FINTRAC. I don't believe there are any changes required there. We invest in counterterrorism investigations, and terror financing is one aspect of that.

Public Safety committee  Just with regard to your question on the social media, our collection and use of information is going to continue to be guided by the charter and by an individual's reasonable expectation of privacy, which as you know, is evolving over time. We're going to ensure that that's kept

Public Safety committee  I'm just conferring with my colleague here. Merydee, go ahead.

Public Safety committee  Can I just add that in those exigent circumstances it would more than likely be the RCMP that would be acting in those situations.

Public Safety committee  Yes, I think we're very satisfied with this. We're glad to see that the government has reaffirmed its commitment to our warranted powers. I think it's another set of tools for the government to be able to respond, especially when threats are very fast-paced and emerge quite quick

Public Safety committee  Thank you for your question. I do believe we have an obligation to our minister to ensure that we are meeting all of these expectations when it comes to privacy. We are quite comfortable with review. We have had a long relationship with SIRC. It has been very good at ensuring th

Public Safety committee  Not in my opinion. As I've said, I honestly believe it's critical to have the confidence of Canadians. I think operations can be slowed down if Canadians lose confidence in the security agencies, or if, for example, we have to stop and fence off data. It's therefore critical to e

Public Safety committee  Yes, sir, I'll speak for the service, first of all. I would say that this is a clear expression of our authorities and our tools: data analytics, threat reduction, and the way in which we operate with human sources. I think these are really important clarifications that have bee

Public Safety committee  Sure. I guess I would say that it's quite clear that this bill is able to deliver the effective tools and the authorities that we need, in order to be able to conduct our investigations. Ensuring that we have the confidence of Canadians and that we are able to do so in a manner t