Data-collection program got green light from MacKay in 2011
COLIN FREEZE
The Globe and Mail
Published Monday, Jun. 10 2013, 6:00 AM EDT
Last updated Monday, Jun. 10 2013, 1:24 PM EDT
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Defence Minister Peter MacKay approved a secret electronic eavesdropping program that scours global telephone records and Internet data trails – including those of Canadians – for patterns of suspicious activity.
Mr. MacKay signed a ministerial directive formally renewing the government’s “metadata” surveillance program on Nov. 21, 2011, according to records obtained by The Globe and Mail. The program had been placed on a lengthy hiatus, according to the documents, after a federal watchdog agency raised concerns that it could lead to warrantless surveillance of Canadians.
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