Canada Spy Capabilities Review
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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.
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The secretariat of the highly secretive committee would not elaborate on the scope, timeframe or potential findings of the review, which was announced in a brief June statement.
A recent academic paper on the decades-long discussion about whether Canada should launch a foreign spy agency was to be included in the material presented to committee members as background for their investigation.
The Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s cyberspy agency, collects foreign intelligence through electronic means.
Such a strategy could shed light on the government’s intelligence needs and whether current mechanisms can satisfy them.
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Parliamentarians are reviewing Canada's capacity for gathering foreign intelligence as discussions continue about the need for a new spy agency. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is examining how effectively Canada collects foreign intelligence, though details of the scope and timeline remain undisclosed. Concerns arise due to recent disclosures that cabinet ministers have been…
MPs, senators on intelligence committee scrutinize Canada's ability to spy overseas →Parliamentarians are reviewing Canada’s capacity for gathering foreign intelligence as discussions intensify about establishing a new foreign spy agency. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is assessing the effectiveness of current intelligence collection methods, though details about the review's scope and timeline remain undisclosed. Recent documents reveal cabinet ministers have…
Canada’s ability to spy overseas under microscope by MPs, senators →MPs and senators on Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Committee are reviewing the country’s foreign intelligence gathering capabilities. The committee is examining whether existing agencies like CSIS, Global Affairs Canada, and the Communications Security Establishment can meet current needs or if a new foreign spy agency is necessary. A recent academic paper and cabinet briefings suggest ongoing debate…
MPs, senators on intelligence committee review Canada’s foreign spying capabilities →Analysis
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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.
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20 Sep MPs, senators on intelligence committee review Canada’s foreign spying capabilitiesMPs and senators on Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Committee are reviewing the country’s foreign intelligence gathering capabilities. The committee is examining whether existing agencies like CSIS, Global Affairs Canada, and the Communications Security Establishment can meet current needs or if a new foreign spy agency is necessary. A recent academic paper and cabinet briefings suggest ongoing debate…The Globe and Mail
20 Sep Canada’s ability to spy overseas under microscope by MPs, senatorsParliamentarians are reviewing Canada’s capacity for gathering foreign intelligence as discussions intensify about establishing a new foreign spy agency. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is assessing the effectiveness of current intelligence collection methods, though details about the review's scope and timeline remain undisclosed. Recent documents reveal cabinet ministers have…Global News
20 Sep MPs, senators on intelligence committee scrutinize Canada's ability to spy overseasParliamentarians are reviewing Canada's capacity for gathering foreign intelligence as discussions continue about the need for a new spy agency. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is examining how effectively Canada collects foreign intelligence, though details of the scope and timeline remain undisclosed. Concerns arise due to recent disclosures that cabinet ministers have been…Toronto Star
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