Urgent Changes Needed to Ensure CSIS Can Carry out Intelligence Mandate: Spy Watchdog

Urgent Changes Needed to Ensure CSIS Can Carry out Intelligence Mandate: Spy Watchdog
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A new watchdog report says Canada’s spy service has failed to make the crucial process of applying for court warrants a specialized trade that requires training, experience and investment.

The report by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency calls for fundamental changes to the relationship between the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and its legal counsel at the Department of Justice.