Canadian spook warns of creeping Fascism

[RBHam]

Critique by ex-CSIS head worthy of a second look
Friday, November 28, 2003 - 02:00

Editorial - When someone like the former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says civil liberties have been put at risk in the pursuit of terrorism, those who make the rules should sit up and take notice.

Reid Morden, who is now a consultant on security and public policy issues, says Canadian anti-terrorism legislation passed following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. gives the government “virtually unreviewable” power to label organizations and activities as terrorists.

“The overall effect is to lengthen the long reach of the criminal law in manner that is complex, unclear and unrestrained,” the man who headed CSIS from 1987 to 1991.

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