Public Safety committee  From the moment something is brought to our attention, we start by checking to see whether that information—

Public Safety committee  —is correct or not. If the information is correct and if it continues to concern us, we communicate with the Privy Council.

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely; we'll inform the Privy Council.

Public Safety committee  Yes, absolutely, if we think it can cause a concern, we will inform the Privy Council.

Public Safety committee  Correct, and that's basically the difference between information and intelligence; it's whether it's verified as accurate. There is an objectivity process that it goes through, and then it becomes actual intelligence.

Public Safety committee  We rely on that to some extent in our day-to-day work.

Public Safety committee  Nothing has changed as far back as I remember. I believe it goes back to sometime in the mid-1980s. The name of only the individual who is subject to the background check is provided to us, and we do our criminal record check, we do our database checks, we do checks with municipa

Public Safety committee  No, absolutely not. We don't submit ministers' families to security checks.

Public Safety committee  A security check of a minister is up to his department itself.

Public Safety committee  That's correct. Sometimes there are agreements between departments and us so that we can conduct checks.

Public Safety committee  I don't believe it's us. Our job during such events would be to provide physical security for ministers who require it.

Public Safety committee  Not to my knowledge.

Public Safety committee  I'm sorry, I don't follow your question. Which information?

Public Safety committee  If it was something that would go back to Privy Council, it would go through the commissioner's office. However, it could come in at any level. Any member of the public could complain to any member of the RCMP and it could work its way up. Once a decision is made that PCO needs t

Public Safety committee  No. In fact, I believe it goes much further back than that. That's been the process in place, and that's what's been asked of us.