Have CSIS leaders lost control of the spy agency?

Given the number of leaks, the onus is on CSIS senior management to comfort us that they have things under control at the spy agency and that it’s not being run by rogue elements.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault, seen here on July 16, 2020. Where are the senior managers at CSIS, asks Bhagwant Sandhu. Should they not reassure us that Canadian democracy and public institutions are safe-guarded with due process and management controls? The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

March 2, 2023

OTTAWA—A euphemistic line separates politicians and professional public servants. The leaks coming out of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service suggest this line has been breached and that CSIS upper management has potentially lost control of the spy agency.

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