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05-01-2015, 01:00 PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's national security adviser says planned new powers for Canada's spy agency seem more frightening than they really are.
**** Fadden says giving the Canadian Security Intelligence Service the ability to disrupt extremist plots will help squelch such activity at a very early stage.
Fadden, a former CSIS director, tells a Senate committee the government's anti-terrorism bill will allow security agencies to take a more surgical approach to dealing with jihadi-inspired radicals.
The bill would give the spy service explicit power to alert the family and friends of a suspected extremist.
It would also allow the spy service to thwart a suspect's travel plans, disrupt bank transactions and covertly interfere with radical websites.
The legislation would also make it easier for the RCMP to obtain a peace bond to restrict the movements of suspects and extend the amount of time they can be kept in preventative detention.
cbc.ca
**** Fadden says giving the Canadian Security Intelligence Service the ability to disrupt extremist plots will help squelch such activity at a very early stage.
Fadden, a former CSIS director, tells a Senate committee the government's anti-terrorism bill will allow security agencies to take a more surgical approach to dealing with jihadi-inspired radicals.
The bill would give the spy service explicit power to alert the family and friends of a suspected extremist.
It would also allow the spy service to thwart a suspect's travel plans, disrupt bank transactions and covertly interfere with radical websites.
The legislation would also make it easier for the RCMP to obtain a peace bond to restrict the movements of suspects and extend the amount of time they can be kept in preventative detention.
cbc.ca