Spy Chief Says China Is Bent on Stealing Canadian Secrets, Silencing Critics

CSIS director David Vigneault holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on July 16, 2020. Vigneault warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing's policies. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing’s policies.

In a speech Tuesday sponsored by the Centre for International Governance Innovation, CSIS director David Vigneault said all sectors of Canadian society must work together to fend off these threats.