Canadian spies met with energy firms, documents reveal [1]

The Canadian government agency that allegedly hacked into the Brazilian mining [2] and energy [3] ministry has participated in secret meetings in Ottawa where Canadian security agencies briefed energy corporations, it has emerged.

Claims of spying on the ministry [4] by Communications Security Establishment Canada [5] (CSEC) come amid the Canadian government's increasingly aggressive promotion of resource corporations at home and abroad, including unprecedented surveillance [6] and intelligence sharing with companies.