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 The Chronicle Herald. A copy of the two-page December 2010 directive was obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act and oTTAWA The federal government has directed Canada s spy agency to use information that may have been extracted through torture in cases where public safety is at stake. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has quietly told CSIS the government now expects the spy service to make the protection of life and property its overriding priority. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.