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Parliamentarians Review Canada’s Overseas Intelligence-Gathering Plans
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- The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is reviewing Canada’s overseas intelligence-gathering capabilities.
- Public Safety Canada records show the cabinet was briefed on expanding foreign intelligence.
- The Carney government is drafting its first national security strategy in over two decades, emphasizing autonomy and economic security.
- Political strategist Goran Samuel Pesic says cost concerns stopped creating a foreign intelligence agency and Canada needs sovereign tools.