CSIS ex-chief slams courts, Canadians: WikiLeaks

[polly7]

CSIS ex-chief slams courts, Canadians: WikiLeaks

Last Updated: Monday, November 29, 2010 | 6:01 PM ET .CBC News

Jim Judd, the then director of CSIS, waits to testify before the House of Commons committee on public safety and national security in Ottawa in October 2006. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

A U.S. official reported that former CSIS director Jim Judd said Canadians and their courts had an "Alice in Wonderland" worldview, according to a 2008 U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.


Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/11/29/wikileaks-canada-csis-judd-cable.html#ixzz16lNzQc2w

"These judgments posit that Canadian authorities cannot use information that 'may have been' derived from torture, and that any Canadian public official who conveys such information may be subject to criminal prosecution," the cable says."

Pissing off CSIS ....... priceless.

[originalpckelly]

1. Gee, Canada needs to get with the times, and move forward.

[JBoy]

2. I'm quite proud of my "Alice in Wonderland" worldview.

One in which torture is wrong, and we don't get to "enjoy" its fruits.

[riverbendviewgal]

3. and so am I

I was born in America but came to Canada and now am a citizen...I think it was the best decision in my life.. I am proud to be Canadian.