Some MPs Knowingly Engage in Foreign Interference: Former CSIS Head

Some MPs Knowingly Engage in Foreign Interference: Former CSIS Head
David Vigneault, then-director of CSIS, prepares to appear before a parliamentary committee on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Omid Ghoreishi
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Some Canadian MPs knowingly engage in actions that can be considered foreign interference, the former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) says.

David Vigneault’s assertion is similar to a conclusion reached by a group of lawmakers with security clearance on the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) who said in June that some parliamentarians have been “wittingly” working with foreign actors.