CSIS Director Says Threats to Elections Did Not Meet Critical Threshold

Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service David Vigneault adjusts a translation aid as he waits to appear before the Special Committee on Canada-People's Republic of China Relationship on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

The director of Canada’s spy agency said he is of the opinion there were no incidents that threatened the integrity of recent elections, as he testified before a House of Commons committee on Beijing’s foreign interference.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault appeared before the committee on March 2 in the context of multiple leaks reportedly from his agency appearing in the media.