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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:40:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/26/csis-knew-of-navy-spys-activity-but-held-file-back-from-rcmp-cp-has-learned/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/26/csis-knew-of-navy-spys-activity-but-held-file-back-from-rcmp-cp-has-learned/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 17:18:14 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=388083 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/26/csis-knew-of-navy-spys-activity-but-held-file-back-from-rcmp-cp-has-learned/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Canada’s spy agency clandestinely watched a navy officer pass top secret information... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/canadas-former-spy-watchdog-is-now-a-wanted-man-in-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/canadas-former-spy-watchdog-is-now-a-wanted-man-in-quebec/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:43:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=354665 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/27/canadas-former-spy-watchdog-is-now-a-wanted-man-in-quebec/feed/ 0 MONTREAL – The man once entrusted to keep an eye on Canada’s spy agency... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/the-pbo-and-your-right-to-know/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/the-pbo-and-your-right-to-know/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:35:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=301973 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/10/the-pbo-and-your-right-to-know/feed/ 0 Paul McLeod tries to wrap his head around the dispute between the Harper government... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/my-james-bond-epiphany/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/my-james-bond-epiphany/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:08:05 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=300876 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/09/my-james-bond-epiphany/feed/ 0 Hint: I never wanted to be a Bond girl. I wanted to be 007 himself. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=299644 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/into-the-unknown/feed/ 0 Khadr lived in Guantánamo Bay far longer than Canada. What will happen now that he’s ‘home’? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/top-spy-dismisses-call-for-more-human-rights-accountability/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/top-spy-dismisses-call-for-more-human-rights-accountability/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:51:27 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=294602 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/17/top-spy-dismisses-call-for-more-human-rights-accountability/feed/ 0 OTTAWA - Canada's top spy has rejected a call from a federal watchdog for more scrutiny of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's human rights record. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/were-not-any-further-ahead-than-we-were/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/were-not-any-further-ahead-than-we-were/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:36:01 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288325 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/were-not-any-further-ahead-than-we-were/feed/ 0 Maher Arar’s lawyer laments for the directives issued to the RCMP and CSIS. Ministerial... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/25/the-rcmp-and-torture/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/25/the-rcmp-and-torture/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:59:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286181 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/25/the-rcmp-and-torture/feed/ 0 The Canadian Press reports that directives have been issued to the RCMP and the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/unpacking-the-budget-bill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/unpacking-the-budget-bill/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:00:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=255545 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/27/unpacking-the-budget-bill/feed/ 0 As noted yesterday, the budget implementation bill tabled yesterday by the Conservatives numbers 431... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/mill-v-kant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/mill-v-kant/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:29:42 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/13/mill-v-kant/feed/ 0 Craig Forcese considers Vic Toews’ directive to CSIS. All of this is to say... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239012 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/09/the-commons-the-wild-west/feed/ 0 Who needs warning shots when you've got torture? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238318 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/the-commons-the-governments-tortured-answers-on-torture/feed/ 0 Imagine a riddle wrapped in an episode of '24' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/exceptional-circumstances/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/exceptional-circumstances/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:51 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238216 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/07/exceptional-circumstances/feed/ 0 As I reported in September, the Harper government quietly directed CSIS in December 2010... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/03/security-and-torture/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/03/security-and-torture/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:00:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=228389 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/03/security-and-torture/feed/ 14 The Montreal Gazette obtains a CSIS memo that raises more questions about CSIS and... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/csis-may-soon-be-spying-abroad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/csis-may-soon-be-spying-abroad/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:31:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=224074 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/07/csis-may-soon-be-spying-abroad/feed/ 7 Federal government rumored to be weighing foreign espionage option http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/csis-and-torture/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/csis-and-torture/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:00:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215915 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/28/csis-and-torture/feed/ 10 The spy agency says it will use evidence obtained via torture to protect public safety http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/how-to-nearly-end-up-in-guantanamo/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/how-to-nearly-end-up-in-guantanamo/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216894 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/how-to-nearly-end-up-in-guantanamo/feed/ 0 Paul Koring obtains new documents related to the case of Abousfian Abdelrazik. Margin notes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/incredibly-stupid/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/incredibly-stupid/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:45:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=216069 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/19/incredibly-stupid/feed/ 13 CSIS officials both exonerate and ridicule Bob Dechert. Senior CSIS and RCMP officers confirmed... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/csis-and-the-nds/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/csis-and-the-nds/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:38:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=215643 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/15/csis-and-the-nds/feed/ 7 The Security Intelligence Review Committee has released its review of how CSIS handled Afghan... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/the-benefit-of-the-doubt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/the-benefit-of-the-doubt/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:27:39 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/the-benefit-of-the-doubt/feed/ 40 Without commenting on Abousfian Abdelrazik, mind you, Jason Kenney suggests we put our faith... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/csis-secretly-adds-canadians-to-us-terror-watch-lists-wikileaks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/csis-secretly-adds-canadians-to-us-terror-watch-lists-wikileaks/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 17:32:10 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=192410 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/18/csis-secretly-adds-canadians-to-us-terror-watch-lists-wikileaks/feed/ 9 Secret documents reveal spy agency flags potential terrorists in Canada for the U.S. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/an-immediate-threat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/an-immediate-threat/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:47:22 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=168731 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/31/an-immediate-threat/feed/ 4 Newly released documents reveal why CSIS placed Hani Al Telbani on Canada’s ‘no-fly list’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/csis-director-says-foreign-influence-problem-is-real/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/csis-director-says-foreign-influence-problem-is-real/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:32:56 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=166084 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/07/csis-director-says-foreign-influence-problem-is-real/feed/ 17 Confidential report to minister warns of 'clandestine efforts by foreign governments' http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/who-is-the-real-omar-khadr/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/who-is-the-real-omar-khadr/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:00:39 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=156041 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/11/09/who-is-the-real-omar-khadr/feed/ 71 Murdering jihadist, victim of circumstance or model-citizen-in-the-making? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/12/yes-no-maybe/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/12/yes-no-maybe/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:36:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=146842 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/12/yes-no-maybe/feed/ 0 March 31, 2009. Geoffrey O’Brian, a CSIS lawyer and advisor on operations and legislation,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/30/how-to-decide-whos-dangerous/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/30/how-to-decide-whos-dangerous/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:20:40 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=143260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/30/how-to-decide-whos-dangerous/feed/ 0 New documents reveal a fight over defining an ‘immediate threat’ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/20/in-other-news-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/20/in-other-news-4/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:25:15 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=139296 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/20/in-other-news-4/feed/ 0 A week into his summer tour, Michael Ignatieff is more or less on the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/as-to-the-situation-of-richard-fadden/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/as-to-the-situation-of-richard-fadden/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:25:07 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137396 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/as-to-the-situation-of-richard-fadden/feed/ 0 After an announcement in Waterloo this afternoon, the Prime Minister managed to get through... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/fadden-footnotes/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/fadden-footnotes/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:02:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137324 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/06/fadden-footnotes/feed/ 0 It escaped me in the moment, but it is perhaps worth noting that the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/05/the-commons-he-momentarily-misplaced-his-discretion/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/05/the-commons-he-momentarily-misplaced-his-discretion/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:47:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=137185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/05/the-commons-he-momentarily-misplaced-his-discretion/feed/ 0 Richard Fadden explains himself, makes "quiet" progress http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/05/newsmakers-32/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/05/newsmakers-32/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:00:55 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136409 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/05/newsmakers-32/feed/ 0 Burton Cummings finishes high school, Lady Gaga tries to liven her show with a few corpses, and a big week for—poets? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/on-the-air-india-bombing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/on-the-air-india-bombing/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:20:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134648 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/on-the-air-india-bombing/feed/ 1 John Major in conversation http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/explosive-stuff/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/explosive-stuff/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:37:12 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136498 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/30/explosive-stuff/feed/ 127 The parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs has rebuked the CSIS chief... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/29/csis-and-the-paradox-of-transparency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/29/csis-and-the-paradox-of-transparency/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:25:01 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=136342 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/29/csis-and-the-paradox-of-transparency/feed/ 13 In light of the furore over Fadden’s remarks, it is worth reading Brian Stewart’s... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/and-richard-fadden-wants-to-be-taken-seriously/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/and-richard-fadden-wants-to-be-taken-seriously/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:07:19 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134674 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/and-richard-fadden-wants-to-be-taken-seriously/feed/ 74 If what the CSIS director said is true, how can it possibly be acceptable not to alert the governments directly involved? http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/nothing-to-see-here-please-move-along/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/nothing-to-see-here-please-move-along/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:15:26 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134599 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/06/23/nothing-to-see-here-please-move-along/feed/ 12 Earlier today, the Prime Minister’s Office had been punting questions on the matter—”We have... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/the-commons-adjust-your-cuffs-and-carry-on/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/the-commons-adjust-your-cuffs-and-carry-on/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:18:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114558 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/the-commons-adjust-your-cuffs-and-carry-on/feed/ 101 Questions of mandates, trust and rendition http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/csis-in-afghanistan-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/csis-in-afghanistan-ii/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:27:55 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114455 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/08/csis-in-afghanistan-ii/feed/ 25 Defence Minister Peter MacKay comments on the involvement of CSIS in Afghanistan. “Officials from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/csis-in-afghanistan/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/csis-in-afghanistan/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:33:21 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=114399 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/07/csis-in-afghanistan/feed/ 65 Canadian Press details the involvement of CSIS in the interrogation and transfer of detainees.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/a-rat-vindicated/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/a-rat-vindicated/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:52 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102930 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/28/a-rat-vindicated/feed/ 5 The ‘Toronto 18’ informant sets the record straight http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/20/vindication-for-an-undercover-informant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/20/vindication-for-an-undercover-informant/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:46:45 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=102782 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/20/vindication-for-an-undercover-informant/feed/ 16 Finally, Shaher Elsohemy has a chance to tell the truth http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/13/%e2%80%9cthere-will-be-blood-glass-and-debris-everywhere%e2%80%9d/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/13/%e2%80%9cthere-will-be-blood-glass-and-debris-everywhere%e2%80%9d/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:57:47 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=101273 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/13/%e2%80%9cthere-will-be-blood-glass-and-debris-everywhere%e2%80%9d/feed/ 4 Terror suspect allegedly boasted about future "Battle of Toronto" http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/13/accused-bomb-plotter-was-acting-on-his-fathers-advice-informant/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/13/accused-bomb-plotter-was-acting-on-his-fathers-advice-informant/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:26:52 +0000 Michael Friscolanti http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=101046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/13/accused-bomb-plotter-was-acting-on-his-fathers-advice-informant/feed/ 4 "If civilians were to be there, that was their destiny” http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/09/why-is-this-man-too-dangerous-to-fly/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/09/why-is-this-man-too-dangerous-to-fly/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:16:31 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=99666 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/01/09/why-is-this-man-too-dangerous-to-fly/feed/ 26 A Montreal Muslim stuck on the no-fly list is fighting to get off http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/06/the-colvin-encyclopedia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/06/the-colvin-encyclopedia/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:31:25 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=96327 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/12/06/the-colvin-encyclopedia/feed/ 25 A collection of documents, testimony and news reports related to Richard Colvin and Canada’s...