Canada’s top spy went directly to Turkey to listen to tapes of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading →

The Tony Clement sexting scandal may prompt important questions about whether parliamentarians need to be more closely screened when granted security clearances. Continue reading →

A heavily censored copy of a report from Canada’s spy agency — originally classified top secret — characterizes resistance to the Trans Mountain pipeline project as a “developing intelligence issue.” Continue reading →

The federal government has lost in a bid to go behind closed doors in a prominent court case about allegations of spying on anti-pipeline activists. Continue reading →

Federal lawyers want closed-door hearings in a high-profile court case about allegations of Canadian Security Intelligence Service spying on anti-pipeline activists. Continue reading →

Canada’s spy agency wants to shield the identities of five current and former employees from the public when they testify in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan – prompting vehement objections from the man’s lawyer. Continue reading →

Two men who allege CSIS information sharing got them placed on the US no-fly list have sued the government for $6 million. Continue reading →

Canadian spies at CSIS cannot get warrants to intercept communications from foreigners in Canada if doing so would involve things like accessing data stored on servers outside the country. Continue reading →

On June 12, Abdulmuti Mohamed Elmi was charged with shoplifting from an Ottawa LCBO store and assaulting a man with a liquor bottle, but the RCMP had more serious concerns about the 24-year-old. An RCMP constable alleged in a court application that he had reasonable grounds to fear Elmi “may commit a terrorism offence” — namely… Continue reading →

A full half of Quebecers admit they’ve never seen, heard or read anything about CSIS. Continue reading →