(Global News) The Federal Court has called for a “comprehensive and detailed review” of Canada’s intelligence service after learning it used information that was likely collected illegally to obtain national security warrants.
In a decision Thursday, the court said the Canadian Security Intelligence Service had sought warrants for counter-terrorism investigations without disclosing that some of its information “was likely derived from illegal activities.”
Those activities included thousands of dollars in payments to human sources who were themselves active in terrorism, the court disclosed in the 151-page ruling.
CSIS not only conducted the “high legal risk” operations after being warned by government lawyers it did not enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution, it also did not inform the court, the ruling said.
