CSIS Report on Han Dong Nomination Race Pulled After Meeting With Trudeau Adviser

CSIS former officials Cherie Henderson (L), David Vigneault, and Michelle Tessier testify at Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on April 4, 2024. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Canada’s spy chief decided to retract a report about the 2019 Liberal nomination race involving MP Han Dong after meeting with the prime minister’s top security adviser.

Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault was asked to clarify the matter when he testified before the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference on April 4.