China, Russia ‘Primary Culprits’ in Conducting Espionage and Foreign Interference in Canada: Parliamentary Report

China, Russia ‘Primary Culprits’ in Conducting Espionage and Foreign Interference in Canada: Parliamentary Report
David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parlmentarians, holds a news conference to release committee's annual report, in Ottawa on March 12, 2020. Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press
Isaac Teo
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China and Russia remain the “primary culprits” when it comes to espionage and foreign interference that threaten Canada’s sovereignty, a committee that oversees national security and intelligence activities says in its annual report.

“The threat from espionage and foreign interference is significant and continues to grow. Several states are responsible for conducting such activities in Canada, but intelligence shows that China and Russia remain the primary culprits,” reads the report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.