‘We’re Close to Treason’: Former CSIS Officer Decries Lack of Accountability On Foreign Interference

‘We’re Close to Treason’: Former CSIS Officer Decries Lack of Accountability On Foreign Interference
Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former chief of the Asia-Pacific unit at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), is seen on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 2, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Noé Chartier
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A former officer with Canada’s spy agency says that individuals involved in the political process should have to declare they will not cooperate with a foreign power, adding that they should serve jail time if caught doing so.

“Because we’re close to treason here, literally,” said Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former chief of the Asia-Pacific Unit within the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).