Watchdog Dismisses Environmental Spying Complaint, Prompting Appeal

Watchdog Dismisses Environmental Spying Complaint, Prompting Appeal
The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association alleges Canada's spy agency overstepped the law while monitoring environmental activists. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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OTTAWA—A federal watchdog has dismissed a complaint from a civil liberties group alleging Canada’s spy agency overstepped the law while monitoring environmental activists.

The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association is now asking the Federal Court to toss out the Security Intelligence Review Committee’s decision.