We need spies. Canada is the only G7 country without a foreign intelligence agency. It's completely foolish to trust the americans.
Un Canada sans espions est-il un Canada myope ?
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That feels kind of like a half-truth/obsfucation from lapresse.
While we may indeed lack a dedicated foreign intelligence service (I don't know...maybe they're just really really good at their job.) I do know that CSIS rolls a lot of those duties into their own purview. Whether that reaches the level of secret agent spy shit, who knows. But it's not like they're not out there figuring out threats to Canada.
Best way to stay hidden is convince people that you never existed in the first place.
I thought so too, but from what I understand CSIS doesn't do boots on the ground type work (overseas), and mainly just gathers data. (Wildbus's comment below claims they do still harass canadians here at home though)
Sounds more the case that while we do HAVE an intelligence service, they are underfunded and restricted in their abilities do do as much as they may need to.
That is absolutely not true. You can ask any numbers of left wing and indigenous organizers and their families and friends, who've received CSIS visits at their homes.
Interesting. I meant "boots on the ground" overseas in the context of foreign intelligence as per the article.
Doesn't surprise me that of course they have to stick their noses into other peoples business at the bequest of the conservatives.
