The Canadian government faced criticism for allegedly overlooking Chinese meddling in elections while focusing on Russia. The head of Canada's spy agency, CSIS, was questioned multiple times regarding the government's awareness of foreign interference threats. CSIS director David Vigneault was recalled for further testimony after conflicting information from the PMO and Trudeau. Conservative MP Michael Chong highlighted Canada's lag in countering foreign threats compared to Five Eyes allies. The inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's elections concluded, revealing concerns about the government's response to national security threats.
Shadow minister for immigration Tom Kmiec on foreign interference, Canada's national security, and how a Conservative government would tackle the issue: "The government should be taking it much more seriously, and it's not right now." https://t.co/7VqOtHCRn6
What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's elections https://t.co/botn3jNlSe
What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s elections https://t.co/DFEuUs525K https://t.co/CQW1UD71a9
‘Mr. Vigneault’s testimony makes it clearer than ever that CSIS saw foreign interference as a much bigger problem than the Prime Minister.’ https://t.co/fRTiOUchBI https://t.co/U97CwuM6MI
The foreign interference inquiry has concluded. Here’s what we learned https://t.co/4aZVT7shDE https://t.co/8pNXB0bF5D
The inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's election ended on Friday. Here's what we learned over the past 10 days of hearings. READ MORE: https://t.co/LMxCW8mq3O https://t.co/LMxCW8mq3O
We listened to all the testimony at the foreign interference inquiry. This is what we learned — and the big questions that still need answering #cdnpoli https://t.co/tRXvOwrFRw
David Vigneault, director of Canada's spy agency, is recalled for further testimony after information provided by the PMO and Trudeau contradicted his previous testimony MORE: https://t.co/7yGoNhCMFV https://t.co/AyIbfB7pmV
Opinion: CSIS director says he warned Trudeau about foreign interference so many times it didn’t need to be said again https://t.co/9DIoWUJD5j https://t.co/1RYvP3qW9k
Conservative MP Michael Chong says "we have become a low-risk high reward theatre for foreign interference threat activities, and I think that can be laid entirely at the feet of the Trudeau government, and it's something that they really need to be held accountable for." https://t.co/cgINcQwJ9G
Conservative MP Michael Chong on foreign interference: "It's clear listening to the experts such as the director of CSIS that Canada has lagged our Five Eyes intelligence allies ... in countering these threats." https://t.co/KNX1StHAx1
Conservative MP Michael Chong on foreign interference from China: "It's clear listening to the experts such as the director of CSIS that Canada has lagged our Five Eyes intelligence allies ... in countering these threats." https://t.co/tVmt2MejDq
Evening Update: CSIS director pushes back on notion he did not fully brief Liberals on Chinese interference in Canadian elections https://t.co/J7Cqvr0Vrz
CSIS director says he warned about foreign interference threat multiple times https://t.co/0h3L2YTwqf https://t.co/bD3HYfjiqP
PM Tudeau told the foreign interference inquiry that CSIS intelligence briefings regarding potential election interference in 2019 weren’t “sufficiently credible information” to act on. Tune into The Daily Brief with @cosminDZS and @wmcbeath! https://t.co/CxMm0z8eBW
CSIS chief defends his spies' work after PM casts doubt on reliability of agency's reports, @cattunneycbc reports. https://t.co/Thykmr38A0 Find out more at https://t.co/xofn4ZIXij https://t.co/u9WiZCho2T
LIVE UPDATES: CSIS director recalled after PMO, Trudeau contradict earlier testimony David Vigneault, director of Canada's spy agency, is recalled for further testimony after information provided by the PMO and Trudeau contradicted his previous testimony https://t.co/7yGoNhCMFV
The head of Canada’s spy agency is slated to face fresh questions on exactly what the federal government was told about foreign meddling. READ MORE: https://t.co/vfxGAXFm5a https://t.co/vfxGAXFm5a
Spy director to face questions today on what feds were told about foreign meddling https://t.co/sypbB9Uhzf
CSIS chief returns to foreign interference inquiry as PM casts doubt on reliability of agency's reports. Witnesses suggest they were not briefed fully by Canada's spy agency, @cattunneycbc reports. https://t.co/Thykmr38A0 #cdnpoli Find out more at https://t.co/xofn4ZIXij https://t.co/WC8ThlaKvy
What we’ve learned from the foreign interference inquiry https://t.co/3LcN0drGfd
Trudeau government was too focused on Russia to watch for Chinese meddling No surveillance was conducted on platforms like WeChat or Mandarin-language media, as none of the election monitors were proficient in Chinese. https://t.co/jpkuOBo8wh