Halting of Spy Operation by Former PM Adviser Endangered Agents, Watchdog Says

Halting of Spy Operation by Former PM Adviser Endangered Agents, Watchdog Says
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building in Ottawa in a file photo. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
Matthew Horwood
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An active overseas Canadian Security Intelligence Service operation that was abruptly stopped at the direction of an adviser to the prime minister put agents in danger, a federal watchdog says.

The information was disclosed in a report from the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) released publicly on May 29.