The runway to this fall’s federal election is already portended to be divisive and nasty. Certainly, the attacks by the leaders on each other are heightening the rhetoric. Yet, surprisingly, in offices away from Parliament Hill, a historic, non-partisan Parliamentary committee on national security and intelligence oversight is working collaboratively. This unusual group, which includes […]
On 26 April 2019, advocates and leaders joined a bright-eyed group of children – our future advocates and leaders – in celebrating the launch of picture book We Have Superpowers / Nos superpouvoirs in Ottawa at the National Capital Region Military Families Resource Centre (NCR-MFRC). Children from military families dressed for the occasion in superhero […]
OTTAWA, April 9, 2019 — The 2018 Annual Report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) was tabled in Parliament today. The report contains findings and recommendations from two substantive reviews by the Committee in 2018, including the first external review of Canada’s defence intelligence activities; and, a review of how Canada sets its intelligence […]
A parliamentary committee formed to address national security concerns is calling on the federal government to bring in greater scrutiny to the military’s intelligence-gathering activities. In its first annual report, released Tuesday, the committee outlines a number of national security threats facing the country and questions why the Department of National Defence (DND) and the […]
by David McGunity, MP Chair, National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Canada’s new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) is preparing to deliver its inaugural annual report to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a milestone in the country’s effort to modernize and strengthen independent review of the national security and intelligence community. Established […]
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