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If the Prime Minister thought public pressure to institute a more robust review system for national security would slowly die down, he has miscalculated.

Last week, a number of former prime ministers and Supreme Court justices penned an open letter calling for the government to keep a closer eye on federal intelligence activities. While certainly increasing the visibility of the issue, the letter was lacking as far as specific policy prescriptions.

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There are a number of concrete steps the government should take to address the gap in national security accountability. Chief among those are improving the integrity of the application process for national security warrants, re-establishing the Office of the Inspector General of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and expanding the Security Intelligence Review Committee’s (SIRC) size, capabilities and mandate.

[np_storybar title=”Open letter to Parliament: Amend C-51 or kill it” link=”http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/02/27/open-letter-to-parliament-amend-c-51-or-kill-it/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter”]Dear Members of Parliament,