Public Safety committee  I can start by saying that the consultations that preceded the introduction of the legislation were extensive and included discussions with a wide range of diaspora communities' leadership, including, for example, the cross-cultural roundtable on security. We've heard these concerns.

Public Safety committee  We are aware of that article, yes.

Public Safety committee  The five-year review is proposed there, and it's consistent with what exists in legislation. We mentioned earlier viewing what other partners are doing around the world, and Five Eyes particularly, so that's a proposal there. It wouldn't, of course, preclude Parliament's ability to study or to bring legislation beforehand.

Public Safety committee  I think the provisions that would stand out the most, or that would be of most interest to Canadians generally, are the information-sharing provisions and the amendments in the act with respect to that. The ability of CSIS to share information outside of the federal government is something that we think a lot of Canadians, especially those in important sectors of the economy—for example, in the academic sector and in communities as well, who are victims of disinformation campaigns, misinformation campaigns....

Public Safety committee  The first thing we want to point out is that since 2019, we've created a program that significantly expands how the service does outreach and engagement with communities across the country, recognizing that it's our responsibility and our duty to protect all Canadians. We have deployed significant resources, time and effort in rebuilding trust where trust had been lost or fractured, acknowledging and atoning for some of the mistakes that we've made in the past with communities.