Canadian Security Intelligence Service: Federal Government

Conservative Government Dept: The order represents a reversal of policy for the Conservative government, which once insisted the Canadian Security Intelligence Service would discard information if there was any inkling it might be tainted, according to CBC. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews quietly told CSIS the government now expects the spy service to "make the protection of life and property its overriding priority" and may under exceptional circumstances share information based on intelligence that may have been derived from the use of torture. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has quietly reversed the Canadian government's policy on using intelligence derived from torture or mistreatment. Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press The federal government is defending itself after more information has come to light about its directions to Canada's spy agency to use information that may have been extracted through torture in cases where public safety is at stake. Opposition MPs seized on the news, saying it means the government is indirectly supporting torture. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.