Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for that question. Unfortunately, I think it has to be put to our colleagues at the Communications Security Establishment and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. CSIS is responsible for investigating cybersecurity threats within Canada. We try to understand the th

Canada-China Relations committee  The CSE is the Communications Security Establishment. It is Canada's national signals intelligence agency.

Canada-China Relations committee  I should be careful because I don't want to speak for CSE—

Canada-China Relations committee  —but certainly they're a signals intelligence agency. They work very closely with their foreign partners, within the Five Eyes in particular but with other foreign partners as well. Their law does require them to be externally oriented. My understanding is that their ability to c

Canada-China Relations committee  I believe a foreign agent registry will help. It will provide information that CSIS and other entities can use to help identify threat actors and differentiate those from others who might not be engaged in threats. I wouldn't want to comment beyond that.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for the question. We are not doing the same job as CSE. CSIS is using its own mandate to investigate the kinds of cyber-actors that we see engaged in activities that pose a threat to the security of Canada. We are working to understand what they are targeting and why.

Canada-China Relations committee  I imagine that is a question for me, since I represent the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. On cybersecurity, as I mentioned, this is something that we work on with our partners. In terms of specific measures that Canadians and Canadian companies can take to protect thems

Canada-China Relations committee  What I can say about that is that there is great interest on the part of our counterparts throughout the region, our allies and the various organizations that we're seeking to improve our relationships with. In speaking with my colleagues in other government departments, I know t

Canada-China Relations committee  It's cybersecurity or cyber-threats across the spectrum in terms of where we see them. Where it is probably most significant or of greatest concern right now would be in terms of economic security, but also in the possibility of using cyber-tools for impacting, for example, our d

Canada-China Relations committee  Yes.

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for that question. Modernization of the CSIS Act will assist in a number of different ways. As I mentioned earlier, we are seeking to develop the means to provide information to Canadians, whether it be on cybersecurity or other threats to the security of Canada. Som

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for the question. Cyber is one of the most persistent and difficult issues that we deal with at this time. It's a tool that is used by adversaries, including our intelligence adversaries, to gain advantage over Canada. We have a robust response. We work with our colle

Canada-China Relations committee  Thank you for the question. Our role is to support, as part of team Canada, the efforts of the Government of Canada as a whole in the Indo-Pacific strategy. CSIS, for example, is seeking to engage in enhanced relationships both with some of our traditional partners but also in

Canada-China Relations committee  We are taking a lead in developing the relationships with our intelligence partners in the region that will support the overall objectives of the Government of Canada. Now, the overall guidance of the strategy, the implementation strategy, is coordinated by Global Affairs Canada

Canada-China Relations committee  I apologize. I didn't quite hear your question.