Potential PCO intelligence cuts ‘counterintuitive and risky,’ say national security experts

The government's effort to find savings by scrapping duplication risks undermining the country’s limited analytical capacity, says Stephanie Carvin.

With the budget proposing spending cuts to the Privy Council Office, experts say Prime Minister Mark Carney should be expanding his access to relevant analysis rather than shrinking from the standards set by Canada's partners.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

November 12, 2025

National security and intelligence experts warn that suggested reductions to the Privy Council Office’s intelligence assessment capabilities as part of the government's spending review would be a risky and "counterintuitive" decision that would only further weaken Canada�...

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