Interrogation Scheduled for Spy Director Regarding Information Provided to Feds on Foreign Meddling
The chief of Canada’s intelligence agency will face new inquiries on April 12 regarding the information provided to the federal government about foreign interference.
Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, David Vigneault, is expected to clarify whether the stark conclusions of CSIS contained in briefing materials were communicated to government officials.
Mr. Vigneault is set to appear at the commission of inquiry through a video conference on the morning of April 12 after testifying in person earlier this month.
A CSIS memorandum submitted to the inquiry following Mr. Vigneault’s initial testimony boldly states that China interfered clandestinely in both the 2019 and 2021 general elections.
The memo also emphasizes that unless foreign meddling is recognized as a grave threat to Canadian democracy and governments take strong and proactive measures, the threat will persist.
However, evidence presented at the inquiry suggests that many key points in written CSIS briefing materials were not shared with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or his team.