David Petraeus on spying powers, fighting ISIS and approving Keystone XL
David Petraeus' background as both former head of the Central Intelligence Agency and a U.S. Army General could hardly be more relevant these days. David Petraeus joins us to talk about the response to last week's attacks in Ottawa and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, whether CSIS should get more powers and the fight against ISIS.As co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations' North...
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David Petraeus' background as both former head of the Central Intelligence Agency and a U.S. Army General could hardly be more relevant these days. David Petraeus joins us to talk about the response to last week's attacks in Ottawa and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, whether CSIS should get more powers and the fight against ISIS.
As co-chair of the Council on Foreign Relations' North American Task Force with former World Bank President Robert Zoellick, Petraeus just produced a report called " North America: Time for a New Focus."
NDP Defence critic Jack Harris also joins us to outline his party's concerns with how the government plans to overhaul security laws in this country.