the conduct for which the EIO has been issued does not constitute an offence under the law of the executing State, unless it concerns an offence listed within the categories of offences set out in Annex D, as indicated by the issuing authority in the EIO, if it is punishable in the issuing State by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years; or

1. Any person handling classified information pursuant to this Directive on behalf of a Member State or the Commission shall have an appropriate level of security vetting.

The different joint forces operations dedicated to fight organized crime which we contribute to are: the Integrated Border Enforcement Team at Valleyfield, Lacolle and Stanstead; the National Port Enforcement Team—Port of Montreal; a Combined Forces Special Investigation Unit, the UMECO; the Integrated Proceeds of Crime Unit, the IPOC; the Federal Airport Investigation Unit, the SEFA—Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau; the Armed Munitions and Explosives Joint Task Force with the Sûreté du Québec and other police forces—we are part of this team; liaison with different law enforcement partners; and liaison with the RCMP drug section.

Transport Canada has retained full responsibility for the regulation of air transport safety and security, the establishment of security and safety standards at all airports, the tests and audits of that system, and the reliability screening of airport staff.

With that behind us, we will be better able to see if there is merit in an inquiry 20 years later and what, if anything, it would reveal given the lengthy police investigations, two criminal trials and the various reviews that have already been held, notably on air transport safety and the role of security and intelligence in Canada.

For example, under this proposed regime: passenger information must be destroyed within seven days unless it is reasonably required for transportation security or for investigating security threats to Canada; written requirements of all retention and disclosures must be kept; the RCMP commissioner and the director of CSIS must conduct annual reviews of information retained by designated officers and further retention must be justified; and only a CSIS designated officer would be able to disclose to another CSIS employee for a counterterrorism investigation under the CSIS Act, and only after approval by a senior designated CSIS officer ...[+++].