The federal watchdog responsible for keeping Canada’s spy services in check has grown so aggressive in its tactics that the agency is undermining the scrutiny role it was meant to strengthen, two national-security experts warn.
A study by Carleton University professor Stephanie Carvin and University of Ottawa professor Thomas Juneau, says the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency – established in 2019 to independently review Canada’s intelligence agencies − has adopted what the authors describe as a “lemon-sucker” posture. This is seen as an attitude that presumes the worst of the organizations it reviews and prioritizes conflict over constructive accountability.
Probably on Beijing’s order.
