Canadian Intelligence in ‘Lockstep’ With US Counterparts Despite Trade Tensions: CSIS Official

A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada continues to work closely with the United States when it comes to intelligence, despite its tense trade relationship with its southern neighbour, according to a senior official with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).

CSIS Assistant Director Paul Lynd told MPs during his testimony before the House of Commons foreign affairs committee that Canada and the United States have been partners “for decades” and that the two countries’ intelligence departments are still working in unison.