Tag: Richard Fadden

Politicians Should Have Listened to Fadden’s Warnings on Beijing Instead of Reprimanding Him

Commentary We humans are odd creatures sometimes. When faced with information that is negative we tend to want to avoid it. If someone says “I have good news and I have bad news,” many of us ask to hear the former first, dreading the latter. At the end of the day, however, it is best…


Canadians Should ‘Worry More’ About National Security, Says Former CSIS Director

As parliamentary committees and government officials investigate alleged Chinese interference in Canada’s past two general elections, a former director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) says Canadians should “worry more” about the country’s current state of national security and defence. Richard Fadden, who served as CSIS director from 2009 to 2013 and was also Prime Minister…