It is said that information obtained as the result of mistreatment is often untrustworthy, and I am not here to try to contradict that. The fact is that, if we have information obtained as the result of torture, we are aware that the information may not be trustworthy and we try to find other sources in order to corroborate it. We must also decide if we are going to keep that information to ourselves, even in cases where police forces could act to prevent an incident that is about to happen.
We are aware of that and we take it into account in the measures we undertake. Either we try to find other sources to corroborate the information or we determine the use we will make of it, knowing that it is doubtful that the information can be trusted.
It would be irresponsible for CSIS to simply dismiss the information out of hand if there is a clear and present danger to Canadians.