Canadian MP felt 'shadow of doubt' after spy agency warned him about diplomat
CBC reached out to more than 30 MPs across party lines who identify as members of ethnic or religious minorities to ask if they thought they had ever been inappropriately surveilled by Canada's intelligence agencies.
"It's not like I disagree," the MP said, adding he thought it was strange a Canadian intelligence official felt the need to visit him in person."Obviously, CSIS's mandate is to protect our safety and security, and they keep an eye on foreigners who are agents of foreign states in Canada," the MP told CBC News."I assumed that they were tapping his phone," he said.
The Crown fought to prevent CSIS intelligence and its wiretap warrant applications from being aired in open court. By law, that foreign intelligence collection cannot be directed at Canadian citizens, permanent residents or corporations — but the line between domestic and foreign intelligence gathering can get blurry.
"And that can be a wiretap, that can be a video camera, that can be hacking into your emails, that could be all kinds of very intrusive things," said Carvin.
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