Canada's top spy reflects on his uneasy year in the spotlight

Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault had to respond multiple times this year to questions about how the intelligence agency reacted to foreign interference — questions that cut to the heart of CSIS’s mandate.

Canada's top spy reflects on his uneasy year in the spotlight
David Vigneault, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), arrives to appear before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC), studying the intimidation campaign against Members of Parliament, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault had to respond multiple times this year to questions about how the intelligence agency reacted to foreign interference — questions that cut to the heart of CSIS’s mandate.