CSIS and Trudeau's adviser clashed on foreign interference threat in 2021: report

Intelligence regarding foreign interference sometimes didn't make it to the prime minister's desk because Canada's intelligence community and the PM's national security adviser didn't always see eye to eye on the nature of the threat, according to a recent report from one of Canada's intelligence watchdogs.

CSIS and Trudeau's adviser clashed on foreign interference threat in 2021: report
The Canada flag catches the morning light on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

Intelligence regarding foreign interference sometimes didn't make it to the prime minister's desk because Canada's intelligence community and the PM's national security adviser didn't always see eye to eye on the nature of the threat, according to a recent report from one of Canada's intelligence watchdogs.