CSIS director did not tell PM Canada was ‘far slower’ than allies in responding to foreign interference despite briefing note, Trudeau says

The prime minister told the Foreign Interference Commission that, although foreign states had tried to interfere, the 2019 and 2021 elections were 'free and fair' and 'decided by Canadians.'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Foreign Interference Commission that he relies primarily on in-person briefings from his advisers for critical issues.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

April 10, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the Foreign Interference Commission on Wednesday that briefing notes prepared for CSIS director David Vigneault “didn’t particularly align” with the actual briefing he received from the intelligence agency chief about foreign interfer...

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