The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 6
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SECURITY REVIEW TO WEIGH CSIS POWERS, SAYS GOODALE: Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says a federal review of national security will consider whether Canada’s spy service should be able to sift through the kind of personal data it kept illegally for years. Goodale said Friday the notion that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service should avoid stashing away information about innocent people is a “fundamental principle of Canadian privacy.” But the minister appeared to leave the door open to one day giving CSIS the legal authority to keep and analyze electronic data about individuals who do not pose a security threat. “I want to hear the professional advice on both sides,” Goodale said.
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