Security Adviser Warned PM of Public Concerns on Foreign Agent Registry: Memo

Jody Thomas, Canada’s national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister, appears as a witness before the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on Nov. 17, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA—A newly released memo shows the prime minister’s national security adviser warned him to expect some pushback from planned public consultations about a foreign agent registry, given that countries have used such registries as tools of control.

In her memo last August, Jody Thomas told Justin Trudeau the discussions “may elicit a range of reactions” — from applause to reservations.