Posted AT 4:50 AM EDT on 30/04/08
Canada 'risk averse' on spies, ex-MI-6 head says
The former head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service says a recent Federal Court decision that may block Canadian agents from intercepting conversations of domestic targets abroad cements Canada's reputation as a "risk averse" nation.
"Plus ca change, plus c'est la même chose ... I doubt Canada has the will" to plug the security gap by passing new laws, says Sir Richard Dearlove, who headed MI-6 from 1999 to 2004.
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