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unusual facts about Canadian Security Intelligence Service



Heritage Front

Grant Bristow, a mole for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), infiltrated the group and became one of its leaders.

Jack Hooper

Jack Hooper (William John "Jack" Hooper) is the former deputy director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) who became well known mainly for his role in some of Canada’s most sensitive and controversial spy-service scandals, including CSIS’s involvement in the case of Maher Arar, a Canadian engineer father of two who was sent to Syria where he was imprisoned without charges and tortured.

Jim Gould

In February 2003, Gould and an official from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service were allowed to interrogate American-held Canadian teenager Omar Khadr themselves.

Kassem Daher

Mahmoud Jaballah said that he frequently phoned a man he knew as "Mahmoud" who lived in Alberta, alleged by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to have been Daher, to ask about conditions in the province, and exchanging tapes, books and similar publications.

Luc Portelance

Luc Portelance is the current President of the Canada Border Services Agency, previously served as the Executive Vice-President of CBSA and Deputy Director of Operations for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) from 2007-2009, replacing Jack Hooper, who did not get along with Director Jim Judd.

Pacha Wazir

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service alleges that Mohamed Harkat was recorded on the phone with a "Haji Wazir" whom handled financial transactions for him, and described his bid to gain permanent resident status in Canada.

Project Thread

Former Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) director Reid Morden was interviewed by the CBC, and stated that the arrests were legitimate, since the agency needs "only to suspect someone of being a threat before it can act".

UKUSA Agreement

In 2013, Canadian federal judge Richard Mosley strongly rebuked the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) for outsourcing its surveillance of Canadians to overseas partner agencies.


see also

Elcock

Ward Elcock, Canadian civil servant who served as the Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service 1994–2004