Alex Boutilier
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 29, 2026
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CSIS can break the law. They need to document it better, watchdog warns - National | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Canada’s spy agency needs more oversight into operations that include illegal activities in order to gain intelligence, a new watchdog report suggests. The Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) is authorized in certain circumstances to take actions that would ordinarily break Canadian law in its pursuit of information about national security threats. But while the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (CSIRA) found that CSIS stayed within the bounds of the illegal activiti
Canada needs more ‘urgency’ in rebuilding its military: ex-defence chief - National | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Rapid change in both the political and physical world must be met with a greater sense of urgency in rebuilding the Canadian Armed Forces, says retired Gen. Wayne Eyre, former chief of the defence staff. Speaking to The West Block host Jeff Semple in an interview that aired Sunday, Eyre said he’s been encouraged by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to make generational investments in the CAF and bring Canada’s defence spending up to par with NATO allies. But Eyre warned that the government nee
Threats to Canada’s North have ‘shifted significantly,’ foreign minister says - National | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Threats to the Canadian Arctic have “shifted significantly” in recent years amidst Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and an upended geopolitical order, Canada’s foreign minister says. But despite political tensions, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told The West Block’s Jeff Semple that Canada and the United States remain in close coordination on Arctic security and sovereignty issues. Anand said she attended a meeting of Arctic nations convened by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio l
Canada’s foreign minister set to speak after German trade, security talks - National | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will hold a joint press conference with her German counterpart after two days of trade and security talks between the two countries in Ottawa. Canada recently deepened both defence and economic ties with Germany after selecting TKMS for a massive contract to build a fleet of up to 12 new submarines. Anand’s office said she and German Foreign Minister Johann Wadepuhl were expected to discuss “a range of bilateral, regional and global issues,” including the Rus
Ottawa ends ‘political accord’ with controversial Indigenous group - National | Globalnews.ca (opens the original)
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The federal government is cutting ties with a controversial group that claims to represent Indigenous peoples living off-reserve in Canada. The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) said Wednesday that Ottawa had “unilaterally” ended a political accord with the group, which had been signed in 2018 under then-prime minister Justin Trudeau. CAP, an organization founded in the 1970s to represent the interests of Métis and non-status Indigenous peoples, has drawn criticism from some prominent Indigen
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