Canada protected from U.S. snooping thanks to cozy intelligence relationship

Canada’s close intelligence-sharing relationship with U.S. spy agencies appears to have spared it from the type of intrusive surveillance that has prompted outrage in Germany, France and other European Union nations.

But the bigger question, says one leading intelligence expert, is whether Canada is snooping on its supposed friends and allies as well.

European leaders have expressed indignation after media reports based on information provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden said the United States has been spying on EU diplomatic missions for years.

Germany and France have even threatened to scuttle nascent free-trade talks with the U.S. in retaliation for what they describe as a serious breach of trust between friends.

The U.S. has also reportedly targeted other allies, such as Japan and South Korea, and friends such as India and Turkey.

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