DCM/PoIitical Counselor/Country Team

1. What is the GoC perception of the Terrorist threat? What is their approach to CT
at home and abroad? Do you think there are any lessons for the US in their
approach?

2. Nature of US - Canadian relations on CT pre-9-11, since 9-11, today?

3. What is the level of Embassy involvement on CT?

4. How would you assess the quality of the guidance/direction you receive from
Washington from various agencies?

5. How would you assess the quality of the US - Canadian intelligence and law
enforcement relationships?

6. How would you assess the commitment of the GoC in support of US CT efforts at
home and abroad?

7. How is the border security? Has there been progress? What are our/their future
concerns?
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1. You and your counterparts' relations on CT pre 9-11, since, today?

2. Quality of direction and guidance from your Agency? Did they have a CT
Strategy? Do they?

3.

9/11 Classified Information

4. '

5. GoC general organization in your area? Strengths and weaknesses?

6. Describe your role and any tasking? Process? Can you task your Agency?
Others?

7. Do you provide analysis?

8. Reporting? Warning?
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1. You and your counterparts' relations on CT pre 9-11, since, today?

2. Quality of direction and guidance from your Agency? Did they have a CT
Strategy? Do they?

3.

9/11 Classified Information

5. GoC general organization in your area? Strengths and weaknesses?

6. Describe your role and any tasking? Process? Can you task your Agency?
Others?

7. Do you provide analysis? Describe?

8. Reporting? Warning?
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1. You and your counterparts' relations on CT pre 9-11, since, today?

2. Quality of direction and guidance from your Agency? Did they have a CT
Strategy? Do they?

3. How would you assess the quality of US - GoC relations on intelligence and lav
enforcement?

4. How would you assess the quality of information sharing from Washington and
US? In the embassy (Are there redundant functions?)? From other locations?

5. GoC general organization in your area? Strengths and weaknesses?

6. Describe your role and any tasking? Process? Can you task your Agency?
Others?

7. Do you provide analysis? Describe?

8. Reporting? Warning?
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1. You and your counterparts' relations on CT pre 9-11, since, today?

2. Quality of direction and guidance from your Agency? Did they have a CT
Strategy? Do they?

3. How would you assess the quality of US - GoC relations on intelligence and law
enforcement?

4. How would you assess the quality of information sharing from Washington and
US? In the embassy (Are there redundant functions?)? From other locations?

5. GoC general organization in your area? Strengths and weaknesses?

6. Describe your role and any tasking? Process? Can you task your Agency?
Others?

7. Do you provide analysis? Describe?

8. Reporting? Warning?
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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

PCO's Deputy Intelligence Coordinator

> Who has the responsibility, authority, and accountability for counterterrorism in
the Canadian government in general and Canadian intelligence in particular?

Is there is a single person with complete control (including budgetary execution)

over Canadian intelligence?

> Does GOC have an overall strategy for counterterrorism?

What Canadian governmental entities are involved in counterterrorism, and how

is interagency coordination accomplished? Which are responsible for
intelligence on terrorism?

Why did Canada separate law enforcement from domestic intelligence?

Who is responsible for warning on terrorism?

Is Canadian intelligence a "learning organization?"

Does the rise of transnational threats such as terrorism and proliferation

necessitate fundamental changes in government organization and functioning?

What is the nature of Canadian intelligence's liaison relationship with the U.S.?

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency

> Who in the Canadian government is responsible for eradicating terrorist

financing, and what is the Agency's role and strategy for this?

> What is the Agency's strategy for border security, and how does the Agency
balance border security with the need to ensure efficient transit of cargo?

How does the Agency cooperate with other parts of the Canadian government
and particularly Canadian intelligence - concerning counterterrorism?

> How does the Agency cooperate with U.S. government institutions such as the
Customs Service?

How does the Agency interact with the private sector, both U.S. and Canadian?

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

• PCO's Intelligence Coordinator (Oversight)

> What is the mechanism by which the Prime Minister sets priorities for Canadian
intelligence, and how often are those priorities updated?

> How does the Prime Minister conduct oversight of Canadian intelligence?

> How does the Prime Minister ensure that Canadian intelligence is devoting
resources to the Prime Minister's priorities?

> How does Canadian intelligence perform strategic and tactical warning?

> What does the political leadership consider to be reasonable expectations

regarding Canadian intelligence's performance?

How are relations between Canadian intelligence and Parliamentary overseers

handled?

Does Canadian intelligence conduct lessons-learned?

Issues with privacy and civil liberties?

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

• Department of Finance

1. To what extent, if any, is Al Qaeda raising funds in Canada today? Has this
fundraising decreased/increased since 9/11? Why or why not?

2. Before 9/11 how much of a focus on terrorist financing was there at the
Department of Finance?
a. Specific entities or programs dedicated to terror finance (either in Finance
or elsewhere)?
b. Examples of specific pre-9/11 disruptions/prosecutions regarding terrorist
finance?

3. Since 9/11 what has changed with respect to counter-terrorist financing

efforts?

4. Pre 9/11 was the Department of Finance involved in the process to set counter
terrorist policy? Post 9/11?

5. What is the process by which Canada can freeze assets of a terrorist entity?
a. Level of proof necessary?
b. Ability to use classified information?
c. Any legal challenges?
d. What is your view of the US process to designate entities for asset
freezes?

6. What legal tools exist in Canada to ensure that its financial system is not used
to move terrorist funds?
a. How does Canada regulate charities to prevent the funding of terrorist
organizations? Mosques?
b. How does Canada regulate hawala and other informal value transfer
mechanisms?

7. Does the Department of Finance believe international efforts to stem terrorist

financing, such as through FATF, Egmont Group, UN Counter-Terrorism
Committee etc., are effective? How can they be improved?

8. Are you satisfied with the level of cooperation between the USG and Canada
on counter-terrorist financing?
a. What can the US do to make it easier for you to cooperate with the US in
tracking or disrupting terrorist financing?

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

CSE

How is CSE tasked, and how does CSE balance between defense and 'national'
priorities?

What priority is counterterrorism for CSE?

Who conducts all-sources analysis using information acquired by CSE?

> What is the relationship between CSE and other parts of the Canadian
government such as Canadian intelligence?

How is CSE responding to the increasing complexity and multiplicity of

telecommunications media?

> How does CSE cooperate with the U.S. and other partners?

What laws govern CSE operations domestically? Information sharing with

provincial and local authorities.

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

Dept. of National Defense

> What is DND's role in Canada's counterterrorist activities?

> Are there limitations on DND's role domestically that are akin to the U.S. posse
commitatus act, which limits the U.S. Department of Defense's role in domestic
law enforcement?

> Does the DND conduct its own analysis of counterterrorism-related intelligence
information?

Is the DND's focus solely on force protection, or does it have a more 'national'
focus as well?

> What is DND's relationship to U.S. DOD and NORAD and NORTHCOM and
DHS vis-a-vis the counterterrorism mission?

What is DND's role in the warning process?

Relationship to the provinces?

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

CSIS

> Why did Canada separate law enforcement from domestic intelligence?

> What priority is counterterrorism for CSIS?

> Does CSIS have a strategy for counterterrorism?

Who conducts "all-source" strategic intelligence analysis concerning terrorism,

and does counterterrorism analysis require a distinct tradecraft?

> How does CSIS conduct warning on terrorism?

> What is CSIS's relationship to policymakers?

> What is CSIS's relationship with the RCMP and with the rest of the Canadian
national government?

> What is CSIS's relationship to non-national governmental entities?

> What is the nature of CSIS's cooperation with U.S. intelligence?

>• Any connection/relation to provincial and local governments?

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Discussion Draft - September 23,2003

Canadian Domestic Intelligence and Law Enforcement Systems

Outline of Areas of Interest to Team 6

I. Relevant History.

A. Extent to which the findings and recommendations of the MacKenzie and

MacDonald Commissions and the Security Intelligence Transition Group Task Force
influenced or directed the establishment of the CSIS; what were the key failings that the
Commissions identified that led to the need for a stand alone domestic intelligence agency.

B. Were there other reasons for establishing a separate, stand-alone domestic

intelligence agency;

C. Current criticisms or concerns, if any, with the efficacy of a separate, stand-alone

domestic intelligence agency that does not have law enforcement authority.

D. Transition costs of creating a new domestic intelligence agency; are there particular
reviews, after action reports, or other documents reviewing and assessing all of the costs
(both financial and institutional).

E. Extent to which the systems of other countries served as a model or guide to the
establishment of the current system.

F. Overview of the process by which CSIS was created, organized, and staffed; whether
personnel were moved wholesale from existing agencies or newly hired.

G. Role of the RCMP, if any, in the establishment, organization, and staffing of the
CSIS.

H. Public perception and reality of civil liberties/privacy under this structure.

II. Current National Strategy and Priorities.

A. Overall missions of CSIS and RCMP and how they differ

B. How CSIS and RCMP developed their approach to detecting, deterring, and preventing
terrorism.

C. Where do counterterrorism responsibilities rank in priority for CSIS and RCMP, and
what are the organizations' other priorities.

D. The relationship between CSIS/RCMP and policymakers, including the extent to which
CSIS/RCMP activities are driven by national-level priorities, and the extent to which they
keep policymakers informed as to the results of their investigations.

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E. The relationship between CSIS/RCMP and other federal agencies.

F. The relationship between CSIS/RCMP and state and local law enforcement entities, and
the existence of any "task force" entities, in particular how information is shared between
national and subnational entities.

III. Organizational and Jurisdictional Issues.

A. The structure and organization of CSIS and RCMP intelligence functions, including HQ
and field elements;

1. Whether the CSIS and RCMP have personnel in each of the provinces
or whether they rely on law enforcement or other government personnel to
collect intelligence and manage investigations on their behalf.

2. The role of CSIS and RCMP HQs in controlling and directing field
collection and investigations, and the relative autonomy of the field personnel
in running their own investigations and programs.

B. CSIS and RCMPs' presence outside of Canada, and the role of these personnel in
collection, analysis, dissemination and liaison.

C. Jurisdiction of CSIS/RCMP vs provincial and local law enforcement entities and other
Canadian federal agencies.

IV. Operational Issues.

A. Collection.

1. Policies, regulations and other laws governing the collection of information during CT
investigations for CSIS vs. RCMP personnel, focusing on any differences between the two
organizations.

2. The process through which decisions are made to initiate and close investigations, and who
decides whether CSIS or RCMP (or both) should have responsibility for particular
investigations. Do they run parallel investigations on the same subjects, and if so, how these
are coordinated.

3. What are the primary techniques used by CSIS and RCMP to collect information on CT
matters, including source development, electronic or physical surveillance, open source
information, liaison information, etc. and how are decisions made regarding which techniques
to use.

4. To what extent do CSIS and RCMP have field and/or HQ "case agents" who are responsible
for individual investigations, and how this system functions.

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5. Policy or legal impediments for either RCMP or CSIS to effective and aggressive
investigation of international terrorism cases, focusing on any differences between the two
^~~~ organizations.

6. Specific steps CSIS and RCMP have taken to ensure that civil liberties are protected during
the course of their investigations, focusing on any differences between the two organizations.

7. Aggressiveness of RCMP and CSIS investigation of religious figures and religious

institutions, focusing on any differences between the two organizations.

8. Extent to which CSIS and RCMP are able to penetrate the radical Islamic communities in
their territories, and any legal, policy, or other obstacles to effectively doing so.

B. Processing.

1. Policies, rules, and regulations for processing information collected during the course of
CSIS and RCMP investigations, and how this actually occurs.

2. Into what databases do CSIS and RCMP input all information developed during their
investigations, and to what extent is this centrally managed, and accessible to all CSIS/RCMP
personnel.

„ C. Dissemination/Information sharing.

1. Policies, rules, and regulations for disseminating/sharing information collected during the
course of CSIS and RCMP investigations, how this actually occurs, and any particularly notable
impediments or legal prohibitions to information dissemination (particularly focusing on any
legal prohibitions on information sharing between CSIS and RCMP).

2. What type of products and information are disseminated/shared both within CSIS and RCMP
and outside of the organizations.

3. What information CSIS and RCMP receive from other federal agencies and provincial and
local law enforcement entities, and how they receive this information.

4. The existence of a CSIS and RCMP "reports officer" cadre; the background, training, and
role of these personnel.

D. Analysis.

1. The roles of the CSIS and RCMP analysts, including any differences in how they are utilized,
their training, their backgrounds, and career opportunities.

' 2. To what extent are CSIS and RCMP analysts involved in setting collection priorities and
driving investigations. Describe the process by which they produce new collection leads or
priorities, including specific instances where the analysts actually helped direct the collection
priorities. Do CSIS analysts support/assist RCMP investigations, and/or do RCMP analysts

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assist/support CSIS?

3. Differences in the functions of CSIS and RCMP HQ vs. field analytic personnel.

4. To what extent to CSIS and RCMP analysts - field and HQ - produce strategic and tactical
analysis?

5. To what intelligence information do CSIS and RCMP analysts have access, what type of
products do they produce, and who are their primary customers (including policymakers, CSIS
and RCMP executives, and HQ and field investigators).

6. The training, background, career opportunities for RCMP and CSIS analysts

E. Language Translation.

1. The role of CSIS and RCMP language personnel in their investigations, and the extent to
which they are kept fully abreast of investigative and programmatic developments.

2. The extent to which they are utilized in an analytic capability (beyond mere translation).

3. The training, background, and career opportunities for RCMP and CSIS language
personnel.

F. Surveillance.

1. The role of CSIS and RCMP surveillance personnel in their investigations, and the extent to
which they are kept fully abreast of investigative and programmatic developments.

2. The training, background, and career opportunities for surveillance personnel at CSIS and
RCMP.

G. Management and Resource Allocation.

1. The extent to which RCMP and CSIS personnel specialize in CT/national security matters and
the promotional opportunities available to them.

2. Any hiring and/or retention issues in the CT/national security area.

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

• RCMP

> Why did Canada separate law enforcement from domestic intelligence?

> What priority is counterterrorism for the RCMP?

> Does the RCMP have a strategy for counterterrorism?

> Does the RCMP conduct strategic analysis, and if so, how? What is the history
of the RCMP's intelligence unit, including why the RCMP recently
reconstituted it?

> What is RCMP's relationship with CSIS and with the rest of the Canadian
national government?

In the U.S., there is a debate about whether the FBI's law enforcement culture
and posture can be changed to a more prevention-oriented culture; does the
RCMP face similar questions regarding its law-enforcement-oriented culture?

What is the RCMP's relationship to non-national governmental entities?

What is the nature of the RCMP's cooperation with U.S. law enforcement?

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

• Security Intelligence Review Committee

> What is the Committee's jurisdiction and history, and what are the rules for
membership? What staff support does the Committee receive?

> How does the Committee relate to other committees with jurisdiction over parts
of the Canadian government concerned with national and homeland security?

> What are the mechanisms by which the Committee conducts oversight of the
Canadian intelligence apparatus?

> What influence does the Committee have over Canadian intelligence's
counterterrorism activities?

> How is the effectiveness of Parliamentary oversight of intelligence measured?

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

• Foreign Affairs (Security and Intelligence Bureau)

> Does Foreign Affairs conduct its own strategic analysis of terrorism?

Does Foreign Affairs task Canadian intelligence for support, and how does it
evaluate the support it receives?

Do diplomats collect information for other government agencies?

What is Foreign Affairs' role in warning on terrorism?

> Does Foreign Affairs have a relationship with the U.S. State Department's
Bureau of Intelligence and Research and/or Ambassador-at-Large for
Counterterrorism?

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Questions for Canadian Governmental Entities

Canadian Immigration and Citizenship

> Please provide an overview of Canadian immigration programs that are the most
likely portals for terrorists to enter Canada.

> Does Canada have a terrorist watchlist, and what is that watchlist's relationship
to the U.S. government's watchlist?

> What is your relationship with CSIS and the RCMP?

> What is the nature of your relationship with the U.S. Dept. of Homeland
Security on immigration issues?

> Is law enforcement allowed to investigate immigration violations, or are law

enforcement and immigration enforcement kept separate - as in the U.S.?

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