BALANCING NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS WITH PRIVACY, THE CHARTER AND RULE OF LAW: BUILDING CHECKLISTS INTO OPERATION PLANNING

On November 17, 2023, Justin Dubois, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Office of the Intelligence Commissioner, presented Balancing National Security Interests with Privacy, the Charter and Rule of Law: Building Checklists into Operation Planning for this year’s West Coast Security Conference. The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed were the Intelligence Commissioner Act, the role of the Intelligence Commissioner in providing quasi-judicial review of certain activities of intelligence agencies, and the Intelligence Commissioner’s use of the principles of necessity, proportionality, and reasonableness to guide its decision-making process. Received: 01-04-2024 Revised: 01-29-2024