Former Canadian spymaster David Vigneault told the Foreign Interference Commission he was “surprised” a report on Beijing meddling produced by his agency was not read by the prime minister, reportedly because it was not shared by his top security adviser.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) report, referred to as the “Targeting Paper,” was prepared in 2021 and explained how and why the Chinese regime targets parliamentarians. The highly sensitive report went through various stages, including being retracted and skimmed-down before being published in 2023.
Vigneault told the commission he learned from the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) that then-National Security and Intelligence Advisor (NSIA) Jody Thomas had never briefed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the report. Thomas was in the role from early 2022 to early 2024….