Category: CSIS

Trudeau’s Top Advisor Says Not Involved in Discussions About CSIS Warning on MP Dong

The top advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told MPs that she wasn’t involved in conversations surrounding a warning given by the spy agency that a Liberal Party candidate was being supported by the Chinese regime. “What I can say is I was never involved in a conversation on the subject,” said Trudeau’s Chief of…


Trudeau’s Top Adviser Says She Wasn’t Involved in Discussions About CSIS Warning on MP Dong

The top adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says she wasn’t involved in conversations surrounding a warning given by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service that a Liberal Party candidate was being supported by the Chinese regime. “What I can say is I was never involved in a conversation on the subject,” said Trudeau’s Chief of…


Trudeau’s Top Intelligence Advisor Reveals Dates of Briefings on Foreign Election Interference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security and intelligence adviser has revealed the dates of foreign interference briefings given to Trudeau, his cabinet ministers, and other political party representatives between 2018 and 2023. The documents were provided to the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) ahead of Trudeau’s Chief of Staff Katie Telford’s appearance at the…


Trudeau Foundation Says Its Launching Independent Review of Chinese Donation

The Trudeau Foundation says it is launching an independent review of the donation it received from a Chinese regime insider. The Foundation announced the move in an April 12 statement a few hours after La Presse reported the donation had not been returned as previously claimed, leading to an internal crisis and the resignation of…


Trudeau Decries ‘Partisanship’ in the Wake of Resignation of Trudeau Foundation’s Board and CEO

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today commented on the recent resignation of the Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation’s leadership team, accusing Conservative politicians of increasing “polarization and partisanship” that he said led to “unfounded” attacks on the foundation. “Those people who are trying to get short-term political gain by increasing polarization and partisanship in this country by…


Government Report to Trudeau Provides Roadmap on Foreign Interference

A report to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines steps the federal government is taking to address foreign interference after media reports in recent months have alleged extensive meddling by Beijing. The most consequential steps announced include beginning work to update key pieces of legislation to better tackle foreign interference. The plan says Public Safety Minister…


Government Report Provides Roadmap on Tackling Foreign Interference

A report to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines steps the federal government is taking to address foreign interference after media reports in recent months have alleged extensive meddling by Beijing. The most consequential steps announced include beginning work to update key pieces of legislation to better tackle foreign interference. The plan says Public Safety Minister…


Intelligence Expert Recommends Independent Body With Arrest Powers to Tackle Foreign Interference

An intelligence expert with hands-on experience in countering threats from hostile state actors told MPs Canada doesn’t need a public inquiry into foreign interference, rather it needs a completely new independent body with powers to arrest and prosecute those involved. Michel Juneau-Katsuya, a former manager with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), presented the idea…


Foreign Interference Eclipses Espionage as a Threat, and Beijing Takes the Lead: CSIS Veteran

The threat from foreign interference, with Beijing as the main culprit, has evolved to become more dangerous to the state than traditional espionage, a former executive with Canada’s spy agency told MPs. “What we’ve seen, in the last 30 years, is that foreign interference has eclipsed classic espionage as a national security threat, both in…


Former Insiders Bemoan Politicization of CSIS, Other Government Agencies

News Analysis A 2021 analysis by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) was recently made public in which the agency presents various concerns related to climate change. Phil Gurski, a veteran of CSIS and the Communications Security Establishment, is puzzled as to why CSIS would put out such a document. “That paper, if it was in…