Canada's privacy commissioner is investigating whether United States officials have improperly received the banking records of Canadians.Those Damn Gay HomoZexual Zombie Pirate Clown Cyborg Canadianists....
The Toronto Star reports the investigation is also trying to determine if the Central Intelligence Agency was given unauthorized access to the confidential files.
"This is something we're looking into," Anne-Marie Hayden, spokesperson for the privacy commissioner's office, told the newspaper.
"Any time personal information of Canadians is obtained by a foreign government in circumstances that may not provide the same privacy protections that exist in Canada, we have concerns."
On Tuesday, a human rights group filed formal complaints in 32 countries, including Canada, against a Brussels-based banking consortium for providing the U.S. with confidential information about international money transfers, the International Herald Tribune reported.
[ cf CIA may have accessed Canadian banking records ]
Don't They Understand That WE are in a time of
You know, to keep those Iranian Flying Saucers From Returning!!!