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Outlook 365 alternately autocompletes my name to “Christ” or (most recently) “Christmas” which is always fun to receive (and, once, accidentally sign off as….)

I’d anticipate this to be the case.

And with the heightened interest in the north, in particular, I can see reasons why the government may want to send less-militaristic Coast Guard vessels for intel collection vs warships or available underwater collection devices/vessels.

Anyways: this just seems like a little clause that isn’t subject to much discussion just yet. Though that may change over time with more eyes assessing and studying the legislation!

You can find the full bill at: www.parl.ca/DocumentView...

(On 3. — I’m not a Coast Guard expert and so 100% just hypothesizing!)

It is also possible these amendments may help Canada to:
1. reach some of its NATO spending objectives
2. establish a statutory authority to expand intelligence collection if certain allied sources are cut off. 3. potentially, lend statutory protections for activities already being undertake.

The proposed powers look similar to those associated with the USA’s Coast Guard, which has an intelligence collection function (see, for example, www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organiza... or www.intelligence.gov/how-the-ic-w...)

The bill then further clarifies that “[i]n exercising the powers and performing the duties and functions assigned to them under section 41, the Minister (…) may collect, analyze and disclose information or intelligence.”

The amendments would, by my reading, expand the services offered by the Coast Guard to include:

> (f) security, including security patrols and the collection, analysis and disclosure of information or intelligence.

Excellent news! Congratulations!

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Again, you can find the newly published guardrails at: www.ipc.on.ca/en/resources...