Hesper said:
Thanks for the post Rx. Related story up on SOTT now. I wonder if there's any connection between these repeated attacks and the strange, repeated stalkings of Obama in the US?
Anyone notice that the Canadian govt is right now drawing up a new 'anti terrorism' bill, to give new powers for spying and control...
[quote author=Toronto Star - October 10th]
Tories cite dismissed terror report to bolster case for more powers
The Conservative government pressed its case Thursday for tougher anti-terror powers for police and spies by raising an alarming American news story
dismissed by Canadian security sources.
NBC News reported Wednesday night that Canadian officials are concerned about potential Islamic State sympathizers threatening “knives and gun” attacks on “malls and embassies” here.
It was a stunning development, appearing on the American news outlet’s website
just two hours after Canada’s top security and policing officials had testified in Ottawa they had no information of any “imminent” threat to Canada. [...]
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[quote author=CTV News - October 16th]
Feds to give spy agency more powers to track terror suspects
The Conservative government is planning to give the Canadian Security Intelligence Service more authority to track terrorists overseas.
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney made the announcement Thursday at a news conference in Alberta, telling reporters that the 30-year-old legislation governing CSIS needs an update in the wake of new terror threats at home and abroad.
“Events in recent months in Iraq and Syria have shown us that we cannot be complacent in the face of terrorism,” Blaney said. “In particular, we are firmly committed to take strong action to address the threat of individuals who become radicalized to violence and the growing problem of extremist travellers.”
A federal court ruled last November that CSIS didn’t have the legal authority to track Canadians on foreign soil. The ruling also prevented CSIS from using allied spy networks, including those in the U.K. and the U.S., to track terror suspects without parliamentary approval.
“We had a black hole,” Andy Ellis, deputy director of CSIS operations, told reporters Thursday. “We were unable to track where these people were, when they were moving, how they were moving and the nature and depth of the threat they posed to Canada and our allies.”
The changes to the CSIS Act,
expected to be tabled next week, will clarify CSIS’s ability to act on terror threats abroad. Blaney also said the government wants to make sure that Canada’s spy agency can protect the identity of its sources when it comes to terror investigations. [...]
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