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Jul 2016
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Ep.58 - When CSIS Comes Knocking

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Muslim men have been telling Monia Mazigh about getting unannounced visits from CSIS agents at home or the workplace. The intelligence agency says the conversations are voluntary, but some people are accusing them of intimidation. 

Monia is the national coordinator for the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group. She tells Supriya and Vicky about these visits and discusses Bill C-22, the legislation that the government tabled to create parliamentary oversight of national security agencies, including CSIS.

Read Monia's Huffington Post piece about this tactic here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/monia-mazigh/canadian-security-intelligence-service_b_10812800.html

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