Appearing before a Commons committee Thursday, David Vigneault, declined to answer questions about whether the government ignored warnings of China’s influence operations two elections
The head of Canada’s spy service says an investigation is under way to find the leakers of highly classified information on Chinese election interference, and suggested the whistleblowers may have been frustrated with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of Beijing’s activities in the democratic process.
Noting that Canada is a democracy, the director added: “There are means that exist already for people to express their discontent regarding relations with the Prime Minister’s Office.” He said the leaks of secret and top secret information that were shared with Canada’s closest intelligence partners undermines their confidence in CSIS’s ability to keep secrets. “It is a very serious matter,” he said
The CSIS director also declined to comment on documents that allege China targeted 11 preferred candidates, nine Liberals and two Conservatives, in the 2019 election. Conservative MP Michael Cooper asked Mr. Morrison how many Chinese diplomats Canada has expelled in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. The deputy foreign minister said none as far as he was aware.
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