| ID | 137053 |
| Title Proper | Increasing Canada's foreign intelligence capability |
| Other Title Information | is it a dead issue? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Farson, Stuart ; Teeple, Nancy |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Despite the fact that the issue of whether Canada should develop a greater foreign intelligence capability has been broached numerous times, in various guises, over more than a century, those who have followed the development of the country's intelligence architecture will know it has never had a foreign intelligence service like its close allies. They will also be aware that on each occasion on which the issue has been raised, the Canadian government has declined to proceed. If history is any guide, there is a strong likelihood that the idea of Canada developing a more robust capability will again engage politicians, former intelligence officials, academics, the media, and think tanks in the not too distant future. The view adopted in this paper is that the public discourse has become sterile, and that if it is to advance, aspects of the counterfactual case – why has a foreign Humint capability not been developed? – may prove more fruitful. |
| `In' analytical Note | Intelligence and National Security Vol.30, No.1; Feb.2015: p.47-76 |
| Journal Source | Intelligence and National Security Vol: 30 No 1 |
| Standard Number | Politics |