National Security and Intelligence Advisor Jody Thomas gave her perspective on June 1 as to why intelligence about threats to MPs was not briefed to any relevant minister. Thomas, who wasn’t in her current role at the time, told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that a “breakdown in process”…
CSIS Assessment on Beijing Threat to MPs Went Into ‘Black Hole,’ Admits Trudeau Advisor
June 1, 2023
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Minister Blair Blames CSIS for Not Briefing Him on Beijing Threats to MPs
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says Canada’s spy agency is responsible for not briefing him on Chinese regime threats to MPs in 2021. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault, “determined this was not information that the minister needed to know, and so I was never notified of the existence of that intelligence, nor…
Opinion: Beijing’s Targeting of O’Toole and Kwan Shows the Perils of Neglecting Intelligence
June 1, 2023
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Commentary Governments are very privileged bodies. They are the only ones who can collect and spend taxpayer dollars. They are the only ones who can declare war. They change our lives in innumerable ways—some welcome and some not so. In short, they have a lot of power. Part of that power is the ability to…
Johnston Plans to Keep Role as Special Rapporteur Despite Commons Vote Calling for Him to Step Down
David Johnston says his mandate to probe foreign interference comes from the federal government and not the House of Commons, after MPs voted in favour of a motion on May 31 to have him step down as special rapporteur. “I deeply respect the right of the House of Commons to express its opinion about my work…
Johnston’s Proposal on Hearings Shows Lack of Understanding of Targeted Chinese Groups, MPs Hear
Special Rapporteur David Johnston’s intent to hold public hearings with the diaspora on the issue of foreign interference shows a lack of understanding of the targeted communities, a China expert told a House of Commons committee today. “He’s not got a deep China experience, or a deep security experience to bring to it. He looked…
Foreign Interference Inquiry is Needed, Former Intelligence Execs Tell Committee
May 30, 2023
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Former senior intelligence executives in Canada’s two main collection agencies have come out against the key recommendation of the special rapporteur on foreign interference, telling MPs that a public inquiry needs to be held to restore confidence in the country’s institution. “I wish to see the government, and more particularly and respectfully, the prime minister,…
Special Rapporteur Johnston to Testify Before Committee on Foreign Interference Report
Special Rapporteur David Johnston has been invited to testify before a House of Commons committee after tabling his first report which recommended against holding a public inquiry on foreign interference. The House Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) passed a motion on May 26 re-inviting Johnston to appear no later than June 6….
Johnston Report Notes Systemic Obstacles in Getting Intel to Policy-Makers
May 24, 2023
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Special Rapporteur David Johnston says the Liberal government didn’t negligently fail to act on intelligence regarding the threat of foreign interference, but he highlighted problems surrounding the dissemination of intelligence within the state machinery. “There are serious shortcomings in the way intelligence is communicated and processed from security agencies through to government,” he wrote in…
Trudeau Says He Has ‘Total Confidence’ in Johnston After Decision on Public Inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he has “total confidence” in the work being done by special rapporteur David Johnston, who earlier in the day recommended against holding a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canada’s elections. “I committed to listening very carefully and abiding by the recommendations that the former governor general…
Former GG Johnston Says No Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference Needed
Special rapporteur on foreign interference David Johnston says a public inquiry can’t be held since the classified information informing the matter cannot be revealed publicly. The former governor general filed his first report on foreign interference on May 23. “A public inquiry examining the leaked materials could not be undertaken in public given the sensitivity…
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