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CSIS isn't really like the CIA at all. It's a civilian agency responsible for intelligence gathering and sharing that information with the RCMP to make arrests
by canistr 13y ago
CSIS isn't really like the CIA at all. It's a civilian agency responsible for intelligence gathering and sharing that information with the RCMP to make arrests. Their officers do not carry weapons (only police and RCMP have that right) and their oversight is done by the SIRC (Security Intelligence Review Committee). This model is quite different from the CIA. So while it may sound cool to compare them to the CIA, they're not like them at all.
- count 13y agoThat sounds just like CIA actually. Civilian agency, responsible for intelligence gathering and sharing that information with <others> to <do things>. They're not law-enforcement focused, which might be the key difference you're focusing on?
- canistr 13y agoYes. Additionally, the CIA has historically been able to perform their own para-military operations which is clearly outside of the scope (and budget) of CSIS.