Canadian Minister of Public Safety, Steven Blaney, recently announced the government's intention to introduce changes in the law relating to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) operations. Blaney said that the situation has greatly changed since the original law's inception in 1984, now that the threat of terror has become more complex and more widespread.
The amended law will include the powers to initiate an investigation of potential terrorists when they leave the country, which include surveillance, investigation, and the eventual filing of an indictment, where indicated. At present, Canadian intelligence is aware of at least 130 Canadians who have left Canada for the purpose of taking part in terror activities.