Canada's spies keep too many things secret, ex-CSIS chief tells foreign interference inquiry

The former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urged the commission investigating foreign election interference to push against an often overprotective national security culture.

Canada's spies keep too many things secret, ex-CSIS chief tells foreign interference inquiry
Former CSIS Director Richard Fadden speaks as he participates in a panel at the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024.

The former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service urged the commission investigating foreign election interference to push against an often overprotective national security culture.