Who's watching the spies?
One of the biggest criticisms of the government's new anti-terrorism bill is that the oversight of Canada's spy agency would not match the enhanced powers of Canada's Security and Intelligence Service, commonly known as CSIS. Those new powers would go beyond the gathering of intelligence to include disrupting the activities of the people they're spying on.The government argues that the...
One of the biggest criticisms of the government's new anti-terrorism bill is that the oversight of Canada's spy agency would not match the enhanced powers of Canada's Security and Intelligence Service, commonly known as CSIS. Those new powers would go beyond the gathering of intelligence to include disrupting the activities of the people they're spying on.
The government argues that the Security Intelligence Review Committee has the tools to properly oversee CSIS, but is that really the case? Former SIRC member, and former interim Liberal leader, Bob Rae gives us his assessment.
Then, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Paul Calandra explains the government's position and whether SIRC might get extra resources. Calandra also explains the government's reaction to Friday's Supreme Court ruling.