Program That Asks Canadian Diplomats to Collect Sensitive Intelligence Abroad Risks Blowback: Intelligence Watchdog

Program That Asks Canadian Diplomats to Collect Sensitive Intelligence Abroad Risks Blowback: Intelligence Watchdog
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly delivers remarks at the Global Heads of Mission Meeting discussing the Future of Diplomacy Initiative in Ottawa, on June 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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Canada’s intelligence watchdog says a program that has diplomats collecting sensitive information abroad runs the risk of blowback from foreign states.

The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency warns that the Global Security Reporting Program isn’t adequately monitored, and has at times caused Canada’s allies to confuse diplomats with spies.