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Canada Reviews Foreign Intelligence Powers as Spy Agency Debate Grows
Cabinet ministers have been briefed on expanding foreign intelligence capacity as the committee reviews whether Canada needs a dedicated overseas spy service.
- The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is reviewing Canada's foreign intelligence capabilities, examining whether the country needs a dedicated foreign spy agency amid growing debate over overseas intelligence gathering.
- Canada currently relies on the Communications Security Establishment for electronic surveillance and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for domestic threats, but a CSIS memo prepared last year indicated growing demand for foreign intelligence capabilities.
- Political strategist Goran Samuel Pesic recalls working on the proposal in 2007 as an adviser to Stockwell Day, the public safety minister at the time; cost concerns and public servant opposition halted the 2006 campaign promise by then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
- Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is overseeing a new national security strategy for the Carney government, with briefing materials indicating a focus on building autonomy and resilience to address intelligence gaps.
- Proponents argue that to be an independent country, Canada must possess the "tools of statecraft" to navigate an international environment where events abroad have massive local ramifications, potentially helping the government anticipate global threats.
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The Toronto Star+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
MPs, senators on intelligence committee scrutinize Canada’s ability to spy overseas
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are taking a hard look at Canada's overseas intelligence gathering capabilities as debate simmers over the need for a new foreign spy agency.
·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+16 Reposted by 16 other sources
MPs, senators on intelligence committee scrutinize Canada's ability to spy overseas
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are taking a hard look at Canada's overseas intelligence gathering capabilities as debate simmers over the need for a new foreign spy agency.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left14Leaning Right0Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution61% Left
Bias Distribution
- 61% of the sources lean Left
61% Left
L 61%
C 39%
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