Since Canada, Australia, NZ and UK are part of the 5 eyes alliance obviously our agencies are just as rogue and illegal as the NSA. This is precisely why they dissolved the CSIS/CSE watchdog authority so they could spy on us unhindered
<I>This is precisely why they dissolved the CSIS/CSE watchdog authority so they could spy on us unhindered</I>
Well, that's factually incorrect since the Security Intelligence Review Committee oversees CSIS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Intelligence_Review_Co.... And there have been several hearings to which Richard Fadden has testified in front of MPs.
However, it's worth pointing out that SIRC's credibility is shot with the appointment of people like Arthur Porter.