The latest phase of public hearings at the Foreign Interference Commission concluded this week, leaving some stones unturned about specific issues such as a delayed surveillance warrant and around broader issues such as what actually constitutes foreign interference.
Tensions within the federal government have been on display during the hearings, as diplomats and top officials pushed back against Canada’s spy agency on what can be considered a threat to national security.
Top officials have also put into question the conclusions of lawmakers serving as national security watchdogs, who previously raised the alarm about some of their colleagues’ collusion with foreign states….