Trudeau government's slow response to foreign interference 'a serious failure,' committee finds

The Liberal government has known since 2018 that it needed to take foreign interference more seriously but failed to recognize the gravity of the threat, says a damning new report from one of the country's intelligence oversight bodies.

Trudeau government's slow response to foreign interference 'a serious failure,' committee finds
A Canadian flag flies near Langevin Block near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday June 21, 2017. The federal government is renaming the Langevin Block building, which sits across from Parliament Hill, out of respect for Indigenous Peoples.

The Liberal government has known since 2018 that it needed to take foreign interference more seriously but failed to recognize the gravity of the threat, says a damning new report from one of the country's intelligence oversight bodies.