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Arab Canadians must stand up for themselves

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Kanata women turn to yoga for health & well-being

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Removal of CSIS watchdog leaves critics worried about abuses
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Friday, 11 May 2012 21:21

In 2008, a federal inquiry determined that Abdullah Almalki had been mislabeled an “imminent threat” by the RCMP and tortured in Syria due, in part, to the actions of Canadian officials.  Photo Credit: peoplescommission.orgCritics are condemning the federal government's decision to shut down the independent office that served as the watchdog for Canada's spies.

A single line in a massive budget implementation bill tabled on Apr. 27 signalled the end of the Office of the Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. The office will be replaced by the spy agency’s civilian oversight body, the Security Intelligence Review Committee which has a more distant relationship with CSIS.

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