“We highlight one case where a pass has been granted to an individual who had assault and weapons convictions and was under investigation for a murder relating to drug smuggling at a large airport,” the report states.

Ms. Fraser said in a press conference that she was not able to provide further details on the incident.

Ms. Fraser's auditors reported that Transport Canada is holding back information from the RCMP because of privacy concerns, while the RCMP holds back information from Transport Canada because it fears the department will then pass on that info to the individuals who are turned down for security clearance.

“As a result, Transport Canada may be granting clearance to high-risk individuals for work in secure areas of Canada's airports. Progress on the sharing of information for security screening of individuals working at airports is thus unsatisfactory,” the report states.

Tuesday's joint report from Ms. Fraser and Environment Commissioner Scott Vaughan examined how the government has responded to past recommendations in seven areas. The response in two of the seven areas – Governor in Council appointments and Canada Revenue audits – were deemed unsatisfactory. The remaining five – national security, Indian and Northern Affairs efforts to convert land into reserves, Passport Canada's response to rising demand, guidelines for safe drinking water and the creation of an Air Quality Health Index – all received satisfactory rankings.

The progress on national security was given a passing mark in spite of numerous specific concerns raised in Tuesday's report.

In the chapter on national security, the Auditor-General also calls for more oversight of the various agencies and departments who are collecting information for national security reasons. The report notes that the federal government has received several internal policy papers on this issue but is waiting to see the recommendations of the public inquiry into the Air India bombing, which is expected to be released shortly.

Gaps in information sharing between the RCMP, CSIS and Foreign Affairs on national security were a common theme in the inquiry hearings and the report is expected to recommend a new oversight regime for national security.

The report also notes that Justice Canada is preparing legislation that, if approved and introduced by cabinet, would revise the mandates of several security agencies to smooth any legal hurdles to information sharing.

The report notes that the seven main federal departments and agencies have various levels of oversight – and some have none at all.

For instance, the department of National Defence “has created one of the largest intelligence capabilities in the government” under the heading of Chief of Defence Intelligence, yet there is no civilian oversight to ensure this secret activity complies with Canadian law.

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Commentary by the Ottawa Mens Centre

The worst dangers to Canadian security, are not those under suspicion of weapons offenses. They are not the worst childhood sex abusers or Taliban sympathizers, the very worst most dangerous criminals in Canada will NEVER be convicted, they get away with their offenses of the very worst , most damaging forms of child abuse in the form of Draconian Family Court Orders that deprive children of their right to have a father in their lives.
Ottawa has several examples of the 'worst of the worst' located at 161 Elgin Street, Fifth Floor Judges Chambers, there you will find the Dishonourable Corrupt Allan Sheffield, Denis Power and others who engage in what is politely referred to as "flagrant abuse of judicial discretion".
The latest stats FROM the Ontario Superior Court, Family Division in Ottawa now show equal numbers of "matters" settled by way of "Summary Judgment" as did go to trial.
Summary Judgment is a civil procedure to be used in rare cases, now the courts, using Sheffield and Power as Canada's Corrupt Hit Men of the Judiciary, to "get rid of cases" and "get revenge" and or "to teach a lesson".

Canadians need to be warned, our society depends upon the rule of law, a judiciary we can trust.

While we have corrupt, professional abusers who leave a trail of destroyed lives Canada will continue to have a Justice System that is amongst the worst of the third world.

The legal profession has known for nearly ten years that Power and Sheffield are corrupt and despite that common knowledge and the very public screams of their victims.

The Ontario Court of Appeal makes "sanitized decisions" to nail the lid on the coffin of any of their victims while appearing at first to grant the appeals. These appeals are rarely ever heard. They are prevented from being heard by more chronic judicial bias and obvious hatred towards men.

The victims are also sisters, daughters, grandmothers, who, little girls never grow up never to know.
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• Posted 31/03/09 at 9:01 PM EDT

• Posted 31/03/09 at 9:10 PM EDT