New evidence prompts calls for greater scrutiny of CSIS

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New revelations about the government's mishandling of evidence in a second high-profile terrorism case are prompting calls for an independent investigation into Canada's spy service.

The Toronto Star has learned that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service admitted it failed to disclose evidence that a confidential informant was "deceptive" in answering questions and that a second source was not subjected to a lie detector test as the service had previously claimed.

The disclosures were made in two letters written by Federal Court Justice Richard Mosley to lawyers for Syrian refugee Hassan Almrei and come just weeks after another judge slammed CSIS for shoddy evidence.

"The Federal Court has traditionally had a reputation of being a bit too deferential to the federal government so here they're really striking out in a rather different way," said Patrick Monahan, Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School. "It's good to see that court standing up in that way. I think it's a sign that court at least is willing to take on the government even on these controversial issues."

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