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Re:N.S.A. Dragnet Included Allies, Aid Groups and Business E... by mladenkovacevic on Friday December 20, 2013 @12:11PM (#6942470)
Canadian spy agency was also found to be spying on the Brazil mining ministry. Canadian mining companies would clearly have an advantage in bidding for mining rights in that country if they knew what the mining ministry was up to.
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Re:N.S.A. Dragnet Included Allies, Aid Groups and Business E... by wmil on Friday December 20, 2013 @12:50PM (#6942791)
Back in the 80s and 90s the Canadian government frequently used ECHELON to help the Canadian Wheat Board win contracts. So this sort of thing isn't new.
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