New directive requires CSIS to tell MPs, public safety minister about foreign threats
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tells CSIS to give such threats highest level of attention
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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino tells CSIS to give such threats highest level of attention
Canada is preparing for a fresh round of elections next month by empowering a task force to prioritize fighting foreign interference
OTTAWA — Canada's spy agency has now been formally directed to investigate and disclose any foreign threats against parliamentarians or their families, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Tuesday, while the Conservative MP targeted by Beijing urged his colleagues to go further.
Conservative MP Michael Chong was invited to testify before the House affairs committee, of which he is usually a member, on Tuesday evening.
OTTAWA — Canada's spy agency has now been formally directed to investigate and disclose any foreign threats against parliamentarians or their families, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said Tuesday