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Canadian Government: Risk Framework and Reputation Activity

canadian government: Canada's Communications Security Establishment is asking employees to consider the impact of their work on Canada's reputation, according to Toronto Star. Activity perceived as violating these norms could undermine CSE's legitimacy with the public and create diplomatic pressure on the Canadian government, an internal document says. The Communications Security Establishment's updated risk framework asks their employees to weigh the benefits of electronic eavesdropping against the damage it could cause to Canada's reputation and Canadian public opinion. Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS Foreign entities and the Canadian public have expectations about legitimate or acceptable signals intelligence conduct, stated the risk framework, released under access to information law. Activity perceived as violating these norms could undermine CSE's legitimacy with the public and create diplomatic pressure on the Canadian government. It is important to consider how an activity would reflect on CSE and Canada's reputation in comparison to what we say we do. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.