Bishop said that military intelligence "conducts very limited activity in Canada" but insisted there are appropriate checks and balances already in place. Strict protocolsThe military has a full range of sophisticated intelligence capabilities that other law enforcement and intelligence agencies, such as the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, can and do call upon, said Bishop. Bishop said he couldn't comment on the notion of putting a legislative leash on military intelligence, similar to the ones civilian spy agencies operate under. Rennie Marcoux, the executive director of the national security and intelligence committee of parliamentarians, and Liberal MP David McGuinty release the team's first annual report. (Benoit Roussel/CBC)Wark said he believes some form of legislative authority governing military intelligence is inevitable.

Source: CBC News April 11, 2019 07:52 UTC