In a rare public speech earlier this month, CSIS director David Vigneault took aim at the spy agency's legislation. "There's a huge gap in Canada's foreign intelligence collection abilities," West said. In a rare public speech earlier this month, CSIS Director David Vigneault took aim at the spy agency's legislation. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Meanwhile, the Communications Security Establishment — Canada's foreign signals agency — is prohibited from collecting intelligence on people within Canada. Just this month, a judge denied the service's request to collect foreign information, ruling that a proposed technique would stray beyond the spy service's legal mandate.

Source: CBC News February 28, 2021 14:48 UTC