portrayed as a reformed and legally constrained institution
The article highlights the creation of CSIS as a corrective to past abuses and stresses its current legal limitations, framing it as a competent and lawful successor to the RCMP’s security role.
“Since the creation of a dedicated federal spy service four decades ago, the law explicitly prohibits CSIS from 'investigating lawful advocacy, protest or dissent, except when it is carried out in conjunction with activities that constitute a threat to the security of Canada.'”
