OTTAWA—A review by the national spy watchdog has found inconsistencies when it comes to federal efforts to ensure information−sharing with foreign agencies does not result in torture. The aim of the Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities Act is to prevent the brutalization of someone in overseas custody due to the information Canada exchanges…
Spy Watchdog Calls for Changes to Ensure Information Sharing Does Not Lead to Torture
CSIS, RCMP Modelling New Security Collaboration Efforts on British Lessons
OTTAWA—Canada’s national police and spy agencies, long under pressure to co−operate more effectively on security cases, are developing new ways to work together based on Britain’s recent responses to deadly terrorist attacks. Following the 2017 terrorist assaults in Manchester and London, British intelligence service MI5 and counter−terrorist policing authorities conducted a review to look at…
It’s Long Past Time to Cancel Ties With Huawei
Commentary One’s first reaction is stupefaction. This has to be a joke, right? It is not. The Globe and Mail reports that the federal government is partnering with Huawei—yes, that Huawei—to “sponsor leading computer and electrical engineering research at Canadian universities.” Of course, this threatens our national security and economic interests, but the pipeline to…
Canada’s Spy Agency Head Says Chinese Regime’s Threat Coming on ‘All Fronts’
The head of Canada’s spy agency said the greatest threat to Canada’s national security comes from China and Russia, while bemoaning the outdated legislation that is limiting the agency’s capabilities. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director David Vigneault also called for greater overall collaboration and awareness to deal with a higher threat level amid the…
Spy Chief Says China Is Bent on Stealing Canadian Secrets, Silencing Critics
February 9, 2021
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OTTAWA—The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing’s policies. In a speech Tuesday sponsored by the Centre for International Governance Innovation, CSIS director David Vigneault said all sectors of Canadian society must work together to fend off…
Judge Denies CSIS Request to Collect Foreign Intelligence
February 4, 2021
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OTTAWA—A court has put the brakes on a Canadian Security Intelligence Service request to collect foreign information, ruling a proposed technique would stray beyond the spy service’s legal mandate. The service was seeking court warrants so it could gather intelligence in other countries, from a location inside Canada, to at the request of an unnamed…
Canada’s Spy-Catching System Caused Delay, Angst in Delisle Case: Former FBI Official
OTTAWA—The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s former head of counter−intelligence says it fell to him to tell the RCMP about a spy in the Canadian navy, even though the Canadian Security Intelligence Service was already well aware of Jeffrey Delisle’s sale of sensitive secrets to the Russians. In a newly published book, Frank Figliuzzi casts…
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