The Liberal government missed its deadline to review a major national security law that gave Canada's security agencies new powers.

Bill C-59 changed Canada's national security in 2019, creating the Communications Security Establishment Act and changing how CSIS operates.

The Liberals said Parliament must review the new national security rules within four years, but that didn't happen.

Documents show the chair of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency talked to the Public Safety Minister about the missed deadline.

The Minister's office said it's up to Parliament to start the review, but the Liberals have been in power for 11 years.

A spokesperson said Parliament decides when to do reviews, and the government will support them.

The government is committed to helping Parliament with its work, including reviewing national security laws.

The chair of the public safety committee didn't respond to a comment request about the review.

A professor said the missed deadline shows that governments don't care about national security.

National security laws are often passed after a crisis.

Laws were passed after the 9/11 attacks and the 2014 Parliament attack.

We tend to pass laws every 10 years, and then forget about them.

And then we forget about national security.

There's a feeling of review fatigue in the national security community after two big public probes.

These probes looked at how the government handles national security and law enforcement.

CSIS has been asking the government to review its laws for years, but it hasn't happened since the 1980s.

CSIS's annual report said its laws are outdated and can't keep up with new threats.

Canada has a hard time collecting intelligence compared to its allies.

The CSE is working in a new environment, but its laws haven't been reviewed to see if they're sufficient.

Parliament hasn't checked if the CSE's laws are good enough for its new role.

The CSE Act is old and needs to be reviewed to see if it's working well.

We need to review the CSE Act to see if it's up to date and working well.

A parliamentary review would look at how the national security laws affect CSIS, the CSE, and the RCMP.

The review would also look at how these agencies work with new civilian oversight bodies.

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency has had a rocky relationship with the intelligence community.

There have been disagreements between the security community and the review agency that might go to court.

A briefing note said there would be a future parliamentary review, but the details are secret.

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