Foreign Interference Inquiry to Probe Thorny Questions on Secrecy as Hearings Begin

David Vigneault, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), organizes his notes as he prepares to appear before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC), studying the intimidation campaign against Members of Parliament, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

A federal inquiry into foreign interference begins a week of hearings on Jan. 29 on the preliminary point of how to handle the shroud of official secrecy around the controversial issue.

The inquiry says the initial five days of hearings will help identify ways to make information public, even though much of it comes from classified documents and sources.