Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of a new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians in a press release on Monday. This new body will “have the authority to review national security and intelligence activities carried out across the Government of Canada,” according to the release. These “activities” will include actions taken by government agencies like Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the Canadian Security Establishment (CSE), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), “amongst many others,” said the release. The body was created after the passage of Bill C-22, which...
