China Could Exploit Gaps in Mandate Between Canada’s Law Enforcement, Intelligence Agencies: Expert

China Could Exploit Gaps in Mandate Between Canada’s Law Enforcement, Intelligence Agencies: Expert
A sign for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service building is shown in Ottawa in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Chinese regime could be exploiting gaps between Canada’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies to advance its infiltration activities, says an intelligence expert.

“[Chinese Communist Party] agents involved in political warfare may or could exploit gaps in intelligence sharing between agencies such as the RCMP and CSIS due to the different mandates they are given,” J. Michael Cole, a senior fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a former analyst with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), said in an email.

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