New directive requires CSIS to tell MPs, public safety minister about foreign threats cdnpoli
“Clearly Mr. Zhao and representatives of the in Canada have been coercively and corruptly targeting MPs on both sides of the aisle, to put pressure on MPs with respect to foreign policy,” Chong said.
The newly unclassified document says CSIS must also tell the public safety minister about all instances of threats against Parliament or parliamentarians and explain how it will respond. Chong said the spy agency should to go even further, by telling any MP who is the subject of a threat the identities of those who are making the threats. He also said their identities should be reported to the Speaker of the House of Commons so they can inform all MPs. He said a similar protocol exists in the United Kingdom.Article content
That was the latest in a series of reports from the Globe and Mail and Global News, citing anonymous security sources and top-secret documents, that allege there has been a co-ordinated campaign of interference by China in Canada’s last two federal elections, and an effort to intimidate MPs who are critical of Beijing.Article content
The Liberal government announced Tuesday that the Security and Intelligence Threats Task Force will be closely monitoring coming byelections in four ridings for signs of interference.
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