The reason why we have an intelligence agency is that they are supposed to be reliable and trustworthy, doing the work that is necessary in order to protect us.

On Wednesday, Justice Simon Noel of the Federal Court of Canada indicated this might not be the case, calling it a “troubling situation.”  Not only did CSIS not give information as directed by the court in a timely manner, but they may have withheld information as well,

This court will be reviewing all orders, issues and evidence provided to date in this proceeding to see if any further judicial action is required to preserve the integrity of the administration of justice. This review will require the recalling of several CSIS witnesses.

Norm Boxall, counsel for the defence, stated,

The integrity of the system is based on the integrity of the security service.

They’ve been given a huge amount of trust and it appears, based on this, they’ve breached the trust . . . . It appears that there’s been deliberate action not to supply the court with information.