Public Safety committee  I believe that they do, when they go from one post to another, with the process that's in place right now. That's a background check on the individual alone. As they move from the Minister of Public Safety to Minister of Justice, or whatever it may be--from one post to another--I

Public Safety committee  Sometimes that happens, yes.

Public Safety committee  I would agree with that, yes.

Public Safety committee  It goes from RCMP to PCO, yes.

Public Safety committee  Absolutely. That's where the request originates, and that's where our response goes.

Public Safety committee  I don't have any knowledge....

Public Safety committee  I think you've covered the range of possible responses from the extreme—I suppose, a resignation—to an investigation as to the nature of the documents and the facts surrounding the “misuse,” as I think you put it, of the documents.

Public Safety committee  Typically that would be the nature of the course of business, yes.

Public Safety committee  Again, it would be inappropriate for me to comment as to whether or not we have commenced anything or are planning on commencing something.

Public Safety committee  Yes, and I would not confine it only to protective officers but to any police officer, whether that officer works in the sphere of organized crime or not, to know everyone involved in that sphere of activity.

Public Safety committee  Not generally. It depends on the minister, and it depends on any threat assessment that may be conducted on the particular minister, as to whether or not they require any type of security. If that threat assessment is conducted and security is required, it's then assessed at what

Public Safety committee  The security team would be briefed on the nature of the threat assessment, not on the minister's personal life. If he's accompanied by someone, certainly that person would be known to the security detail.

Public Safety committee  What type of concern are we talking about--a security concern, a threat?

Public Safety committee  I just want to make sure I follow your question. If there is a concern that the person with the minister--

Public Safety committee  I think--exactly as I detailed earlier--if that concern was known to one of our officers, the potential security threat would be assessed to see the validity of it, how it relates to the activity taking place, such as travel, and how it relates to security issues, whether it's th