Minister Blair Says Unaware Why Warrant on Ontario Politician Was Delayed

Minister Blair Says Unaware Why Warrant on Ontario Politician Was Delayed
Minister of National Defence Bill Blair appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, on Oct. 11, 2024. Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press
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Defence Minister Bill Blair said he doesn’t know what caused the delay in his approval of a warrant application to surveil an Ontario politician while Blair was minister of public safety.

The Foreign Interference Commission heard in recent days that CSIS submitted its warrant 54 days before Blair signed it in the spring of 2021.