Thank you.
Mr. Chair, because we requested information and never got it, I'd like to move the following motion:
That, pursuant to the motion adopted by the committee on July 26, 2022, the committee re-affirm its request for all the documents outlined in its original motion. That any documents received from the RCMP that include warrants, lists of warrants, the scope of warrants and the affidavits submitted in support of the warrant applications be considered by the committee in camera only, and following the parameters outlined below: That all documents issued pursuant to this motion be provided to the Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel within 15 days of the adoption of this order, That all relevant documents be vetted for matters of personal privacy information, ongoing police operations, and national security by the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel within seven days of the receipt of the documents, That all documents be circulated to committee members, at the earliest opportunity, once vetted.
I'll speak to that motion, Mr. Chair, because I want to assure committee members and the RCMP that we don't want to undermine any investigations they have right now that are looking at criminality or national security.
What we do want to see is just the broad scope of what those warrants look like and the documents that are associated with them. Through the vetting process that we've used in the past at a number of parliamentary committees, the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel would ensure that the documents are redacted and that the information that's withheld from us as committee members falls in line with protecting those investigations, national security and the privacy of those individuals who are subjects of interest.
I've forwarded this to the clerk, and I've asked that it be circulated. All committee members should have the motion before them now. I just received it myself. It's in both official languages.