Five Canadian spies sue bosses over abusive behavior

‘Five agents and analysts at Canada’s spy service have filed a lawsuit against their managers over allegations of abusive behaviors, racism and Islamophobia.
On Thursday, the group of employees filed a $27.7 million lawsuit against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), claiming that they had been bullied for over a decade.
“CSIS is a workplace rife with discrimination, harassment, bullying and abuse of authority, in which the tone set by management, namely to mock, abuse, humiliate and threaten employees, has permeated the workforce,” the lawsuit said.
The group said their managers constantly make derogatory remarks, including that all Muslims are “blood thirsty murderers” or “terrorists.”
In response, CSIS Director David Vigneault issued a statement on Friday, saying the agency takes the allegations very seriously.’
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