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Canada’s electronic eavesdropping agency has been brought in to support the Canadian military for an operation within the country, according to documents obtained by the Ottawa Citizen.

The Department of National Defence confirms it has requested such assistance but is tight-lipped about the details, adding that it conducts its intelligence activities within existing laws or directives from the government.

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The request for an intelligence-gathering operation by the Communications Security Establishment was for the period starting Jan. 1, 2016 and ending on Dec. 31, the heavily censored briefing note said. The request was filed last year with DND deputy minister John Forster, the former head of the CSE.

The request was made by then Maj.-Gen. Paul Wynnyk, who was commander of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command.