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Canada’s spy agencies have held back information from Parliament’s watchdogs
March 22, 2022
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Canada’s spy agencies have held back information from Parliament’s watchdogs

Canada’s intelligence agencies have held back information from parliamentary oversight, leading a key watchdog committee to warn its work could be “compromised” if the situation continues. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a joint House of Commons and Senate body that reviews the country’s intelligence apparatus, warned that “some organizations” have delayed […]

Some federal organizations still refusing crucial cyber defence services as threats from hostile states grow: report
February 16, 2022
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Some federal organizations still refusing crucial cyber defence services as threats from hostile states grow: report

Some federal organizations still refuse to obtain crucial cyber defence services from their own security and IT agencies at a time when government organizations are the target of unprecedented levels of cyber threats, namely from China and Russia. That is the key finding from a redacted report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) […]

Flaws in cyber defences expose government information to state-sponsored theft: report
February 15, 2022
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Flaws in cyber defences expose government information to state-sponsored theft: report

Gaps in Ottawa’s cyber defences could leave the government agencies holding vast amounts of data on Canadians and businesses susceptible to state-sponsored hackers from countries like China and Russia, says a new report from Parliament’s security and intelligence committee. Their report, tabled late Monday in the House of Commons, shows previous mistakes have allowed state-sponsored actors to […]

Prime Minister announces members of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
January 20, 2022
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Prime Minister announces members of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians

Canadians count on our national security and intelligence community to keep communities safe and respond to evolving threats while upholding the rights and freedoms of all citizens. That is why the Government of Canada established the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians in 2017. The Committee has produced a number of comprehensive and well-received […]