The watchdog of Canada's spy agency has finally said what many - especially the five Muslim men held under security certificates - have known for some time. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service does shoddy work and for some strange reason known only to it, destroys key pieces of evidence such as tape recordings and notes. In a secret report, obtained by news organizations last week, Paule Gauthier, former chairperson of the Security Intelligence Review Committee, slammed CSIS for a hasty, slipshod investigation and a "regrettable" attitude that people supporting Arab causes are suspect.

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