Modernization of CSIS Act ‘long overdue’ say national security experts

Authoritarian regimes are exploiting both conventional and technological means to expand their spheres of influence and control, says a CSIS spokesperson.

Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) David Vigneault, pictured during a press conference on July 16, 2020. According to CSIS's 2021 annual report, 'the CSIS Act has never been comprehensively reviewed, and has not adequately evolved to meet the challenges of today’s complex global threat environment.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

May 15, 2022

National security experts—and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service itself—are calling for major updates to the CSIS Act, first passed in 1984. The Act should be changed to reflect a rapid growth of online threats, changing attitudes and legislation around privacy, and the exploit...

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