Judge Flags CSIS for Review for Using Info Likely Obtained Illegally

Judge Flags CSIS for Review for Using Info Likely Obtained Illegally
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) building is shown in Ottawa, Canada, on May 14, 2013. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—A federal judge says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has “a cavalier institutional approach” to the rule of law and is calling for a comprehensive review of the agency.

Federal Court Justice Patrick Gleeson found that CSIS failed to disclose its reliance on information that was likely collected illegally when seeking warrants to probe extremism, and that that’s part of a worrying pattern.