One of the watchdogs meant to keep Canada's intelligence and security activities in check says its ability to scrutinize those powerful organizations will be hindered due to government spending cuts.

The warning from the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) comes at the same time as the Liberals look to increase, in some cases significantly, the resources of its defence and national security agencies .

NSIRA is an independent body set up in 2019 to review intelligence and security activities conducted by the federal government — including the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) — to make sure it's "lawful, reasonable and necessary." It also reviews public complaints.

During a media briefing Wednesday,

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