Canada
Canadian National Security: News on Mali and the Norman Affair
Preston Lim Thu, Jun 6, 2019, 8:00 AM
The first column in a new series on security issues facing Canada.
Latest in Canada
Huawei
Canada and the Rule of Law in the Meng Wanzhou Matter
Craig Forcese Thu, Mar 7, 2019, 8:39 AM
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s legal battle in Canada will now be contested in two proceedings, both probing controversial areas of Canadian law: extradition law and constitutional rights at the border.
Canada
Canada’s Foreign Fighter Problem is No Surprise
Leah West Wed, Oct 24, 2018, 10:11 AM
Over the past week, Global News Canada has released a series of reports from Syria detailing the detention of Muhammed Ali (aka Abu Turaab Al-Kanadi), a high-profile Canadian Islamic State (ISIS) member, by Kurdish forces inside the country. Journalist Stewart Bell and researcher Amarnath Amarasingam travelled to Syria where they interviewed Ali and several other Canadians held in a makeshift detention center in the northeastern part of the state.
Book Reviews
The 'Caroline' Affair in the Evolving International Law of Self-Defense
Matthew Waxman Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 2:26 PM
Review of Craig Forcese, Destroying the Caroline: The Frontier Raid that Reshaped the Right to War (Irwin Law, 2018)
Middle East Ticker
Saudi Arabia Responds to Human Rights Criticism by Expelling Canadian Ambassador
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 10:00 AM
Riyadh picks a fight with Canada, the Trump administration reinstates sanctions on Iran, and U.S. partners are paying off al-Qaeda in Yemen’s civil war.
Canada
Canada’s Long-Needed Improvements Intelligence Information-Sharing Require More Work
Michael Nesbitt Tue, May 15, 2018, 7:00 AM
Lawmakers have proposed reforms to how Canada’s national security and intelligence agencies share information with one another. But unless information-sharing is mandatory, broader reforms will be squandered.
Cybersecurity and Deterrence
Zero D’Eh: Canada Takes a Bold Step Towards Offensive Cyber Operations
Stephanie Carvin Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 8:00 AM
As Canada undergoes the most comprehensive national security legislation reform in over three decades, one of the most notable proposed changes in the sweeping Bill C-59 would empower Canada’s signals intelligence agency to engage in offensive cyber operations.
Intelligence Oversight
Canada Tries Domestic Bulk Collection: It Just Might Work
Leah West Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 7:00 AM
Should C-59 become law, it will provide a notable addition to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s capabilities: the authority to collect, retain and use “datasets” in support of domestic and foreign intelligence mandates.
Intelligence Oversight
Canadian Intelligence Reform Proposal: An ‘Intelligence Commissioner’ for the Communications Security Establishment
Craig Forcese Mon, Mar 12, 2018, 8:00 AM
Canada is reforming its national security law, including the law governing its foreign intelligence and cyber-security service, the Communications Security Establishment.
Surveillance
Canada’s Intelligence Reform: A Closer Look at Pending National Security Legislation
Craig Forcese, Kent Roach Fri, Feb 16, 2018, 7:00 AM
Part one in a series examining powers of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and potential changes.