Create a committee of Parliamentarians to review national security.

What success looks like

Parliamentarians have the information they need to ensure Canada's national security framework and activities are effective and protect rights and freedoms and Canadian values.

Government's narrative on progress

In June 2017, new legislation was passed to create the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP). This means publicly elected officials now have access to classified information and a mandate to scrutinize the national security and intelligence activities of departments and agencies, aligning Canada with allies like the United Kingdom and the United States. The Committee's broad government-wide mandate to scrutinize any national security matter will help ensure the safety and security of Canadians, as well as protect and uphold the personal freedoms of all Canadians. The NSICOP has completed three reviews, and tabled two reports in Parliament: a special report and its first annual report. There are four upcoming reviews on which work is underway: reviews on foreign interference, diversity and inclusion in the security and intelligence community, the national security and intelligence activities of the Canada Border Services Agency, and the collection, use, retention and sharing of Canadian citizen information by the Department of National Defence and of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.