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Accountability of Security Intelligence in Canada

Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar

其他書名	A Background Paper to the Commission's Consultation Paper
出版	Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar, 2004
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=1HN60AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋This background report begins with a history of national security accountability from World War II to 1984, when the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Act was passed. It then reviews the work of the 1977 McDonald Commission appointed to inquire into certain activities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which was responsible at that time for national security services. The Commission's philosophy concerning accountability is examined along with the specific recommendations that flowed from this in order to assess accountability innovations in the CSIS Act. One of these innovations was the establishment of an independent review body, the Security Intelligence Review Committee, and the mandate & operations of this Committee are discussed along with the evolution of the review process and the relationship between the Committee & CSIS over 1984-2001. This is followed by a review of the role of another accountability mechanism for another security agency: the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner. Final sections discuss national security review & accountability mechanisms provided through the Auditor General, the Information Commissioner & Privacy Commissioner, and parliamentary committees.