Thomas D'Arcy "Ted" Finn (July 5, 1939 – December 20, 2007)[1] was the first director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), serving from 1984 until 1987.
He resigned after it was revealed that CSIS had filed an "inaccurate and misleading" affidavit to acquire a warrant for a wiretap.
These tapes continued to be erased according to CSIS policy even after the alleged terrorists had become the primary suspects in the bombing.
A memo from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) disputes this, stating that "There is a strong likelihood that had CSIS retained the tapes between March and August 1985, that a successful prosecution of at least some of the principals in both bombings could have been undertaken.
"[4] Finn resigned as Director of CSIS in 1987, accepting responsibility for the court-filing of an error-ridden and unsubstantiated affidavit in support of a wiretap in relation to the attempted murder of Malkiat Singh Sidhu.