Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney: Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Canadian Security Intelligence Service: The Canada Border Services Agency uses confidential human sources willing to provide valuable details about the suspicious movement of people or goods, say briefing notes prepared by the agency for Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney, according to 660 News. An intelligence expert and an opposition MP said Wednesday the program is problematic because the border agency doesnt have a dedicated watchdog like the ones that oversee the RCMP and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and OTTAWA Canadas border agency is enlisting confidential informants, prompting internal concerns about privacy and the risk to sensitive institutions such as churches, schools and Parliament, newly disclosed documents show. Following a positive initial evaluation, an informant receives an assurance of confidentiality from a certified Confidential Human Source officer and is registered within the border agency as a CHS program participant, say the notes, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.