The NSA recording nearly every cell phone conversation in the Bahamas, without the Bahamian government’s permission, and similar programs in Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico and Afghanistan.
From Wikipedia
Did NSA have to hack every cell tower in the Bahamas?
If I applied for a similar position in Canada 20 years ago, it would have been only on approved LEO tasks with all warrants in place. So they said, anyway. … I mean, in theory.