The Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Public Safety Canada faced accountability gaps in tracking intelligence on foreign interference.
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Published May 27, 2024 • 3 minute read
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OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Public Safety Canada lacked a system for tracking who received and read specific intelligence on foreign interference, creating “unacceptable gaps in accountability,” the national spy watchdog has found.
In a report made public late Monday, the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency also said CSIS’s dissemination of intelligence on political foreign interference was inconsistent during the last two general elections.
The consequences of not knowing who has received what information became evident in the case of intelligence related to China’s targeting of a sitting MP — evidently Conservative Michael Chong, though he is not named in the report.