Spy Watchdog Calls for Changes to Ensure Information Sharing Does Not Lead to Torture

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. A review by the national spy watchdog has found inconsistencies when it comes to federal efforts to ensure information sharing with foreign agencies does not result in torture. Darryl Dyck / The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—A review by the national spy watchdog has found inconsistencies when it comes to federal efforts to ensure information−sharing with foreign agencies does not result in torture.

The aim of the Avoiding Complicity in Mistreatment by Foreign Entities Act is to prevent the brutalization of someone in overseas custody due to the information Canada exchanges with agencies abroad.