McGuinty and Erskine-Smith among those being named to Trudeau's cabinet in Friday shuffle: sources
PM also has been working the phone, speaking to confidants about his own future
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Friday, multiple sources have told CBC News.
He's got big gaps to fill on his front bench after a series of resignations in recent months, including Chrystia Freeland's bombshell departure earlier this week.
While Trudeau is facing pressure to resign from some caucus members who accuse him of mismanaging his relationship with Freeland, his former right hand, he still has to deal with the immediate task before him: governing the country.
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is pulling triple-duty because he also holds the public safety and intergovernmental affairs portfolios, an enormous workload for one minister.
Anita Anand is serving as both president of the Treasury Board and transport minister. Ginette Petitpas Taylor is the employment minister, the minister for official languages and the Veterans Affairs minister.
This shuffle will be a "consequential one," sources said, and will involve at least 10 people.
The people who are not running again in the next election will be dropped from cabinet and others will be brought in to relieve those ministers who have been doing double-duty, sources said.
Liberal
member of Parliament David McGuinty, Chair of the National Security and
Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, responds to questions from
reporters before heading into a meeting of the Liberal Caucus in Ottawa,
on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
According to multiple sources who spoke to CBC News and Radio-Canada, Ottawa MP David McGuinty and Toronto MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith will join Trudeau's cabinet.
McGuinty will replace LeBlanc in Public Safety, while Erskine-Smith will take the Housing portfolio following Sean Fraser's resignation on Monday, according to sources with knowledge of the moves and who spoke on condition they not be named.
Liberal
MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith takes questions from reporters as he arrives
for a meeting of the Liberal caucus, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on
Wednesday, June 5, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
One senior government source said the timing and size of the shuffle should not be taken as a signal that the prime minister has made up his mind about his future, adding Trudeau is still "reflecting" on his position.
The purpose of the shuffle is to make sure the cabinet is complete so the government can function properly, the source said.
One person who won't be part of that cabinet shuffle is former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, according to LeBlanc.
The New Brunswick MP told Brunswick News that "Carney is not an option" and "that discussion has concluded."
LeBlanc later told Radio-Canada that Trudeau assured him the finance portfolio belongs to him.
"He told me that Mr. Carney will not be the minister of finance," he said.
Two sources told CBC News and Radio-Canada that Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne took himself out of the running for the finance portfolio before LeBlanc was offered the position.
Trudeau has been working the phones in the days since Freeland's resignation seeking advice on what he should do about his future, sources familiar with those calls told CBC News.
One of those calls was to former Liberal cabinet minister and long-time friend and ally Navdeep Bains, who now has a senior role at Rogers, sources said.
After Freeland's abrupt departure, Trudeau told MPs he would take time to reflect on the criticisms of his leadership.
But MPs have since said that Trudeau wasn't clear on when he'd report back about his plans.
Trudeau is facing growing calls to resign from members of his own caucus — more than a dozen sitting MPs have so far said he should go.
One more Liberal MP added her name to the growing list of people who say it's time for Trudeau to step aside: Quebec MP Sophie Chatel. That brings the number of MPs willing to say publicly he should go up to 16.
Reached by phone, Chatel said she told Trudeau in private this summer, and again this fall, that he should step aside. She also told him at the party's caucus meeting on Monday night.
Now, she's speaking out publicly in the wake of Freeland's resignation and the resulting fallout.
In a statement issued to CBC News, Chatel said she believes "it is in the best interest of both the party and the country for the prime minister to initiate a leadership change for the Liberal Party."
"I am immensely proud of what Justin Trudeau has accomplished as prime minister. However, after ten years, it is natural for voters to seek change. The desire for change is one of the most powerful forces in democracies, and we must embrace it to move forward," she said.
Liberal MP for Pontiac Sophie Chatel rises during Question Period, Wednesday, March 30, 2022 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
Chatel said she thinks Trudeau will go.
"I think he just needs the space now to come to the same conclusion I personally came to a year ago now," she said. "I hope he will come to that conclusion. It's the best one."
Party grandees like Eddie Goldenberg, a former senior adviser and chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chrétien, are also calling for Trudeau to step aside.
"My own view is that the faster he announces his resignation, the better," Goldenberg told CBC News. "In a democracy, ten years is a long time and Canadians have decided they want a new prime minister — not necessarily a new party, but definitely a new prime minister."
Goldenberg said a new leader should be chosen "very quickly" to deal with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats. A drawn-out Liberal leadership election, he said, isn't the right cure for party turmoil.
Goldenberg said that, given Trump's persistent mocking of Canada and Trudeau, the current prime minister isn't up to the job of getting the best trade deal for Canada.
"He doesn't have the credibility anymore," he said.
Justice Minister Arif Virani was non-committal about Trudeau's future when asked by reporters Thursday at a press conference on another matter.
"In respect to what's been transpiring over the last few days in Ottawa, it's ultimately ... decisions will be taken by parties that are involved," he said.
Pressed again to say whether Trudeau should quit, Virani said, "I think it's really important that decisions will be made in Ottawa by the actors that are involved."
But he signalled he's not willing to follow Freeland and resign. "I have absolute confidence in the prime minister in terms of what he's asked me to do, and that is to serve as the minister of justice."
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Will identities from foreign interference report be released? | CTV's Question Period
Conservative leader calls on Liberal government to release names of MPs accused of helping foreign states
NSICOP chair said committee's hands are tied on naming MPs accused of aiding foreign states
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that Canadians have a right to know the names of the MPs accused in an explosive new intelligence report of "wittingly" working on behalf of foreign state actors.
On Monday, the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a cross-party committee of MPs and senators with top security clearances, released a heavily redacted document alleging some parliamentarians have actively helped foreign governments like China and India meddle in Canadian politics.
"The national security committee indicates there are members of this House who have knowingly worked for foreign hostile governments. Canadians have a right to know who and what is the information," Poilievre said during question period Wednesday. "Who are they?"
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, whose portfolio includes both the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the RCMP, said in response that it would be inappropriate to release the names of MPs under suspicion.

Poilievre calls on government to name MPs linked to foreign collusion by intelligence report
"The leader of the opposition knows very well no government, including the government [of] which he was a member, is going to discuss particularities of intelligence information publicly. So he knows better than that," he said.
He did suggest that Poilievre go through the process of obtaining a security clearance so he can review the confidential information cited in the report.
"He would be much more informed than he is now and we would invite him to do so, so he wouldn't stand up and cast aspersions on the floor of the House of Commons without any information whatsoever," LeBlanc said.
LeBlanc has cast some doubt already on some of the report's findings, and has suggested it left out important context.
"The government's concerns centre around the interpretation of intelligence reports, which lacked the necessary caveats inherent to intelligence, as well as the lack of acknowledgement of the full breadth of outreach that has been done with respect to informing parliamentarians about the threat posed by foreign interference," he said the day the report was released.
NSICOP chair says it's up to the RCMP to probe allegations
The NSICOP report has sparked a fierce debate about the soundness of its intelligence and whether voters have a right to know whether their MP has been accused of working for another state.
Facing a barrage of questions Wednesday morning before a Liberal caucus meeting, NSICOP chair David McGuinty repeatedly told reporters that he and other members of the committee have taken an oath of secrecy and can't divulge the names or any material behind the report's redactions.
"Look, the committee's hands are tied. We can only release what we release," he said.
"The members have always wanted to be more transparent, rather than less. We have gone as far as we can in this review to reveal information without being in breach of the Security of Information Act."
NSICOP chair explains why he can't name parliamentarians cited in foreign interference report
McGuinty said it's up to the RCMP to decide what happens next.
"The question of whether or not this issue is followed up on is a question rightly put to the RCMP," he said.
"It's up to the RCMP to decide, on the basis of any intelligence or evidence they may have in their possession, whether they're going to take steps or not."
In a statement issued to CBC News, the RCMP said it can confirm there are "investigations into a broad range of foreign interference in Canada."
"The RCMP will not provide comment [on] whether there is an active criminal investigation into any parliamentarian," said the statement.
"The RCMP must exercise significant caution with respect to public statements related to ongoing investigations. An RCMP confirmation of such an investigation has the potential to cause damage to reputations prior to meeting an appropriate level of proof, or to interfere with an ongoing investigation."
The statement said the RCMP did not receive information regarding all the matters contained in the report, but the Mounties said they were aware "of the broad range of work being done by partners."
"Challenges do exist, including the use of intelligence as evidence, that limit the sharing of information for criminal investigations," the statement said.
"The RCMP and national security partners meet regularly to discuss threats and to ensure there is a level of awareness of each organization's activity, even though specific details are not always shared."
Hard to prosecute on intelligence: McGuinty
Monday's report said NSICOP members viewed intelligence suggesting MPs worked to influence their colleagues on India's behalf and proactively provided confidential information to Indian officials.
In another case cited in the report — based on Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) information shared with NSICOP — a then-member of Parliament maintained a relationship with a foreign intelligence officer. The officer's country of origin was not included in the public report.
NSICOP said some of the cases of foreign interference they examined might have involved illegal activity but are unlikely to end in criminal charges "owing to Canada's failure to address the long-standing issue of protecting classified information and methods in judicial processes."
McGuinty acknowledged police have struggled to secure charges based on intelligence.
"It's difficult to get intelligence in the broad daylight of a courtroom because it speaks to the protection of sources and methods," he said.
"Look, this is a big issue for intelligence law enforcement folks who have been asking for some improvement in this area."
The use of intelligence as evidence has been a long-standing point of contention between Canada's security agencies, the police and the courts.
The "intelligence to evidence" dilemma involves striking a balance between the need to shield sensitive intelligence and law enforcement's use of that information, while protecting an accused's right to a fair trial.
Waning RCMP resources
A 2021 report by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), the country's civilian intelligence oversight body, said flaws in the way Canada's spy agency and the national police force share information have stalled investigations.
The report said CSIS is under pressure to safeguard operational information — its tactics, methods, where its spies are located. The RCMP is also reluctant to use CSIS's information because it fears the service's involvement could jeopardize the chances of a successful prosecution, said the report.
As a result, NSIRA said, the RCMP's investigations are progressing slowly while CSIS sits on a "trove of intelligence."
While NSICOP has access to reams of classified intelligence and can interview senior players, it is prevented from seeing information relating directly to an ongoing investigation by a law enforcement agency.
Public safety minister grilled on parliamentarians allegedly involved in foreign interference
"For this reason, the committee was unable to discern a clear picture of the investigations that may have been underway in the time period under review," said the committee's report.
Members did hear from the RCMP that it set up a a foreign actor interference team in 2020 to coordinate and oversee its foreign interference investigations. But the report said the RCMP was unable to tell NSICOP exactly how many foreign interference investigations it had undertaken over the review period.
"The unit was established using resources from other national security priorities and the RCMP advised the committee that it will be unsustainable without new resources," said the NSICOP report.
"No charges have been laid in respect of foreign interference in democratic processes and institutions."
Should names of MPs accused of working on behalf of foreign governments be released?
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who received a security clearance to review foreign-interference materials prepared by former governor general David Johnston last year, said he's asked for a classified briefing to make sure NDP MPs were not involved.
He also said Wednesday it's disturbing that the prime minister has had NSICOP's unredacted report since March and hasn't acted.
"How can it be that there are members of Parliament, potentially ones sitting in this chamber now, that have knowingly worked with a foreign government to interfere with our democracy and no additional steps are taken? That is wrong," he said.
"I'm concerned about democracy, I'm concerned about Canadians, I'm concerned about all the diaspora communities that have said for so long they're worried about being threatened by foreign governments."
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said the Liberal Party would be doing an "internal followup." She did not explain what that meant or state whether any Liberal MP who is accused would be allowed to remain in caucus.
The government has pointed to a recently introduced bill that aims to curb foreign interference in Canadian affairs, from school board elections to the House of Commons and Senate.
Bill C-70, tabled in the House of Commons early last month includes, a host of measures meant to deter and punish foreign interference, including new Criminal Code offences.
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Proxies and 'media manipulation': What the NSICOP report said about political meddling by India
India is seeking to exert 'influence across all orders of government' in Canada, report says
Nine months after the prime minister accused India of involvement in the killing of a Canadian citizen, a damning new report has concluded that country is the second biggest foreign threat to Canadian democracy after China.
The report released this week by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a cross-party group of MPs and senators with top security clearances, mentions India 44 times in its 84 pages.
It alleges India is "interfering in Canadian democratic processes and institutions, including through the targeting of Canadian politicians, ethnic media and Indo-Canadian ethnocultural communities."
Stephanie Carvin, an associate professor at Carleton University and a former national security analyst, told CBC News India has been targeting diaspora communities in Canada for decades.
But the NSICOP report has added something new by describing attempts to interfere in Canada's democratic institutions "in the starkest terms we've ever seen," she said.
The report says that while India's foreign interference efforts are not as widespread as those of the People's Republic of China, they are "of significant concern."
"India seeks to cultivate relationships with a variety of witting and unwitting individuals across Canadian society with the intent of inappropriately exerting India's influence across all orders of government, particularly to stifle or discredit criticism of the Government of India," says the report.
The use of proxies
The heavily redacted NSICOP document repeatedly cites intelligence reports alleging "foreign actors" used "Canadians as proxies who act at their behest, creating a separation between the threat activity and the foreign actor."
"India has an active proxy, who has proactively looked for ways to further India's interests by monitoring and attempting to influence politicians," the report alleges.
While much of the report was redacted — blacked out — before it was published this week, the attached notes explaining those redactions offer details of India's alleged use of proxies.
One note says CSIS has information indicating an Indian proxy claimed to have "repeatedly transferred funds from India to politicians at all levels of government in return for political favours, including raising issues in Parliament."
Another note says India likely reimbursed "a proxy who had provided funds to candidates of two federal parties." NSICOP said the CSIS assessment of those incidents makes it clear the candidates were not aware the funds came from India.
'Media manipulation'
The report says "some elected officials, however, began wittingly assisting foreign state actors soon after their election."
Specific references describing the actions of those officials were redacted, but notes explaining the missing material say the committee has seen "specific examples of members of Parliament who worked to influence their colleagues on India's behalf."
The notes say that some MPs "proactively provided confidential information to Indian officials."
The report also explains how China used WeChat, a Chinese social media platform, to spread "misleading narratives" about Conservative MP Michael Chong.
"India also demonstrated the intent and capability to engage in this type of foreign interference through media manipulation," the report said.
Notes related to this allegation say that three sentences were removed from the report because they contained "injurious or privileged information."
"The sentences described an example of efforts to discredit a political party leader using materials drafted by Indian intelligence organizations," the report said.
Another note describes how India has built a network of contacts "through whom it conducts interference activities, inducing journalists" and members of "ethnocultural communities."
"India has two extremely good intelligence services and they view Canada as a threat," said Carvin. "They know what they're doing. They've been building this up over time, cultivating relationships across Canadian institutions and we see that in this report."
Carvin said India views Canada as the "heart of the Khalistan independence movement," which campaigns for an independent Sikh homeland in northern India.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, who was shot dead outside a gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., in June of last year, was a leader in Canada's Sikh diaspora and had been active in a group pushing for an independent Khalistan.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons last fall that Canadian security agencies are looking into "credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of India" and Nijjar's death.
Four men have now been charged in that killing.
The NSICOP report says that while India traditionally has focused on the Khalistan movement in Canada, its interest is broadening.
"It became clear during the period of this review that [India's] efforts had extended beyond countering what it perceived as pro-Khalistani efforts in Canada to include interfering in Canadian democratic processes and institutions," the report says.
Government won't commit to releasing names of MPs who allegedly conspired with foreign actors
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Liberals will conduct an 'internal followup' on meddling claims
Senior cabinet ministers wouldn't say Tuesday if the government is prepared to release the names of parliamentarians who are alleged to have conspired with foreign governments and to have consciously shared sensitive information with their agents — conduct that one expert says could amount to treason.
There may still be police investigations into these allegations, the ministers said, and details could eventually be released as part of that process.
But that raises the question of whether the voting public will know who's alleged to have engaged in such conduct before the next federal election, which is expected sometime in 2025.
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), a cross-party group of MPs and senators with top security clearances, released a report Monday that paints a troubling picture of what some unnamed parliamentarians are said to have done to undermine Canadian democracy and benefit the interests of a foreign state.
The report was compiled after committee members reviewed information and intelligence gathered by ten federal bodies, including the RCMP, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), the Department of Justice and Elections Canada. It claims some unnamed parliamentarians — MPs and/or senators — failed in their duty to conduct themselves in the best interests of the country.
David
McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of
Parlmentarians, holds a news conference to release the committee's
annual report in Ottawa on Thursday, March 12, 2020. (Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press)
The committee said an unknown number of parliamentarians inappropriately communicated with foreign missions ahead of a political campaign and accepted money from foreign governments or their proxies.
Unnamed parliamentarians also provided foreign diplomatic officials with "privileged information on the work or opinions of fellow parliamentarians," knowing that the information could be used to manipulate some other MPs and senators, the report said.
Certain parliamentarians also responded to requests from foreign actors to "improperly influence parliamentary colleagues" to benefit another country, and disclosed confidential government information to "a known intelligence officer or foreign state,"the committee said in its report, which was heavily redacted.
The names of the alleged parliamentary conspirators are blanked out in the report. They've been replaced with the words, "This paragraph was revised to remove injurious or privileged information."
Under the law that governs NSICOP, the prime minister can direct the committee to submit a "revised version" of any of its reports that leaves out information that could be seen as "injurious" to national security, defence and international relations, or that is protected by solicitor-client privilege.
The committee wrote in its report that, after submitting the initial draft version of this study to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in March, some information "which the prime minister believed would be injurious" was stripped out of the report released to the public.
It's not clear what information was left out at the prime minister's request.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters Tuesday the government takes the threat of foreign political interference "very seriously" and said the country can't be "naive" about authoritarian governments seeking to undermine our democracy.
When asked if she could guarantee that the Liberals will eject from their caucus any parliamentarian found to have engaged in the activities cited in the report, Freeland would not make that commitment.
"The guarantee I can give to Canadians is our government takes foreign interference very, very seriously," she said. She pointed to new government legislation, Bill C-70, that would create a foreign agent registry to compel people working on behalf of foreign governments to report their dealings.
Pressed to say if she thinks Canadians should know who is supposedly working to undermine the country before the next election, Freeland said she trusts police to do their work.
As for the Liberal Party, Freeland said in French the allegations of foreign interference are "a matter of national interest of national security and as a political party we will do an internal followup."
It wasn't immediately clear what form this "internal followup" will take.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc sidestepped a question about the report's conclusion that certain unnamed parliamentarians inappropriately worked with foreign actors.
"I think as a matter of principle, it's unwise to speak about specific elements that may involve individuals," LeBlanc said.
He also said the "government respectfully disagrees" with some of NSICOP's findings, without offering any specific concerns about what the committee found.
The federal Liberal government created NSICOP. The federal cabinet, based on the prime minister's recommendations, names its members, who are given security clearances to review the country's most sensitive information.
Rather than call a public inquiry into the matter of foreign interference, the government tasked NSICOP and a former judge with investigating claims of meddling.
"The government's concerns centre around the interpretation of intelligence reports which lack the necessary caveats inherent to intelligence," LeBlanc said of NSICOP.
'Textbook treason'
Wesley Wark, one of Canada's foremost experts on national security, said Tuesday the NSCIOP report reveals "underbelly stories" that are "nausea-inducing."
He cited one account in the report that said an unnamed MP consorted with a foreign intelligence officer, sought to arrange an overseas meeting and "provided the intelligence officer with information provided in confidence." Wark called that scenario "textbook treason."
Housing Minister Sean Fraser said he's willing to wait to learn the names of the alleged foreign conspirators.
"The obvious potential reputational damage a person might suffer if there's another side of the story, that must be considered. Those are all factors that will give me some cause to take it seriously and be patient to make sure we get this right," Fraser said.
He said Canadians can learn about who's alleged to have engaged in these activities if there's a police investigation that produces criminal charges.
Justice Minister Arif Virani said the government is concerned about the issue of foreign meddling and is taking action.
He said NSICOP's findings should be troubling "for all of us, regardless of caucus or party."
Indeed, the committee also found that foreign actors from India and the People's Republic of China allegedly interfered in more than one race for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada — claims the party said Monday it wasn't aware of before the NSCIOP report was released.
Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said it should be up to NSICOP to make recommendations on "the next steps" to deal with parliamentarians allegedly helping foreign states.
"People need to have confidence that everyone here is acting in the best interest of the nation," Champagne said.
The NSICOP report described the conduct of some parliamentarians as potentially "illegal" but said it's "unlikely to lead to criminal charges, owing to Canada's failure to address the long-standing issue of protecting classified information and methods of judicial processes."
"Regardless, all the behaviours are deeply unethical and, the Committee would submit, contrary to the oaths and affirmations Parliamentarians take to conduct themselves in the best interest of Canada," the report said.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said it's "very serious" and "very, very, very disappointing" to learn that some MPs allegedly worked on behalf of a foreign government.
"If there's any evidence that somebody knowingly worked with a foreign government to influence our democracy, they should no longer be a member of Parliament," Singh said.
He said the intelligence gathered for this NSICOP report should be probed by police.
"If this intelligence is true, this is deeply concerning, very serious, and we have to see next steps taken," he said. "A follow-up on this is very vital."
It’d be 'treason' if MPs conspired with foreign governments: security expert | Power & Politics
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Some MPs helping foreign actors like China and India meddle in Canadian politics: report
NSICOP report says Trudeau government slow to respond to threat of foreign interference
A shocking new report from one of Canada's intelligence watchdogs says some Parliamentarians are "wittingly" helping foreign governments like China and India meddle in Canadian politics.
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, which is made up of MPs and senators from across the political spectrum, was asked last year to investigate allegations of foreign interference in Canadian elections.
Their heavily-redacted report, tabled in the House of Commons on Monday, pointed to "particularly concerning" behaviour by some Parliamentarians.
The report said some elected officials "began wittingly assisting foreign state actors soon after their election."
In one case, NSICOP members said they saw intelligence suggesting MPs worked to influence their colleagues on India's behalf and proactively provided confidential information to Indian officials.
In another case cited in the report — based on Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) information shared with NSICOP — a then-member of Parliament maintained a relationship with a foreign intelligence officer. The officers' country of origin was not included in the public report.
According to CSIS, the MP sought to arrange a meeting in a foreign state with a senior intelligence official and also proactively provided the intelligence officer with information provided in confidence, said the report.
The report said China believes it has a quid pro quo relationship with some MPs who will engage with the Chinese Communist Party in exchange for Beijing mobilizing its vast networks in their favour.
NSICOP reported it also saw intelligence suggesting that unnamed parliamentarians:
- Communicated frequently with foreign missions before or during a political campaign to obtain support from community groups or businesses to be mobilized by diplomatic missions;
- Accepted knowingly, or through willful blindness, funds or benefits from foreign missions or their proxies which have been layered or otherwise disguised to conceal their source;
- Provided foreign diplomatic officials with privileged information on the work or opinions of fellow parliamentarians, knowing that such information would be used by those officials to inappropriately pressure parliamentarians to change their positions;
- Responded to the requests or direction of foreign officials to improperly influence parliamentary colleagues or parliamentary business to the advantage of a foreign state; and,
- Provided information learned in confidence from the government to a known intelligence officer of a foreign state.
NSICOP said some of the cases of foreign interference they examined might have involved illegal activity but are unlikely to end in criminal charges "owing to Canada's failure to address the long-standing issue of protecting classified information and methods in judicial processes."
"Regardless, all the behaviours are deeply unethical and, the committee would submit, contrary to the oaths and affirmations parliamentarians take to conduct themselves in the best interest of Canada," says the report.
Trudeau government's slow response 'a serious failure'
The report also takes aim at the Liberal government, which the committee says has known since 2018 about the need to take foreign interference more seriously.
"The slow response to a known threat was a serious failure and one from which Canada may feel the consequences for years to come," it said.
"The implications of this inaction include the undermining of the democratic rights and fundamental freedoms of Canadians, the integrity and credibility of Canada's parliamentary process, and public trust in the policy decisions made by the government."
Monday's report marks the third time NSICOP has reviewed the government's response to threats of foreign interference since 2018 and Prime Miniser Justin Trudeau's trip to India — a point members make known throughout their latest report.
"Given the risks posed by foreign interference to Canada's national security, the committee expected the government to act. It was slow to do so," says the report.
"In the committee's view, this delay contributed in part to the crisis in which the government found itself in late 2022 and early 2023."
The committee says Canada's security and intelligence community has been held back by outmoded tools and legislation.
"Gaps in these areas limited the ability of security and intelligence organizations to act, particularly with respect to sharing information with law enforcement bodies to enable investigations, lay charges or support prosecutions," says the report.
Chair
David McGuinty speaks about the Annual Report of the National Security
and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians during a news conference
in Ottawa, Tuesday April 9, 2019. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
The report also points out that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has been unable to share "salient information" with players outside the federal government, such as parliamentarians and other orders of government.
"These gaps contribute to a situation in which there are few meaningful deterrents to foreign states and their Canada-based proxies to conduct interference activities," says the report.
Government disagrees with elements of NSICOP report
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the government will consider NSICOP's findings and recommendations but disagrees with elements of the report.
"The government's concerns centre around the interpretation of intelligence reports, which lacked the necessary caveats inherent to intelligence, as well as the lack of acknowledgement of the full breadth of outreach that has been done with respect to informing parliamentarians about the threat posed by foreign interference," he said Monday afternoon.
The NSICOP report goes on to make six recommendations aimed at the federal government. It calls on Ottawa to update the CSIS Act, to develop consistent definitions and thresholds for action on foreign interference and to start reporting annually on briefings for parliamentarians on foreign interference.
Last month, the federal government introduced Bill C-70, which is aimed at curbing foreign interference in Canadian politics. It would introduce new foreign interference offences, change how CSIS applies for warrants, update the rules on whom CSIS can brief and launch a long-awaited foreign influence transparency registry.
"Canada is only now beginning to see the introduction of additional measures to address foreign interference activities," says NSICOP.
The committee was set up in 2017 to provide parliamentary oversight on Ottawa's intelligence operations, including at CSIS, the RCMP, Global Affairs Canada and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE).
MPs and senators on the committee receive security clearances permitting them to see and hear details of the agencies' highly secret activities.
The committee is made up of three Liberal MPs, two Conservatives, one NDP, one Bloc Québécois member and three senators.
Last month, the public inquiry investigating foreign interference found that attempts by other countries to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 general elections did not determine which party formed the government.
"Nonetheless, the acts of interference that occurred are a stain on our electoral process and impacted the process leading up to the actual vote," Justice Marie-Josée Hogue wrote in her initial report.
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> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:15:03 -0400
> Subject: Re: Re Federal Court Rule 46 (1) (a) (viii) as it applies to
> my complaint (File No: T-1557-15) Trust that I called and tried to
> talk a lot bureaucrats and politicians etc before sharing the hearings
> held on Dec 14th and Jan 11th
> To: david.mcguinty@parl.gc.ca
> Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
>
> Thank you for being ethical.
>
> Best Regards
> Dave
>
> On 1/15/16, david.mcguinty@parl.gc.ca <david.mcguinty@parl.gc.ca> wrote:
>> Received. Thank you.
>> ________________________________________
>> From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
>> Sent: January 15, 2016 2:22 PM
>> To: McGuinty, David - M.P.; McKay, John - M.P.; Long, Wayne - Riding 1;
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>> Cc: David Amos
>> Subject: Fwd: Re Federal Court Rule 46 (1) (a) (viii) as it applies to my
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>> lot
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>> 14th
>> and Jan 11th
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>> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:29:14 -0400
>> Subject: Re Federal Court Rule 46 (1) (a) (viii) as it applies to my
>> complaint (File No: T-1557-15) Trust that I called and tried to talk a
>> lot bureaucrats and politicians etc before sharing the hearings held
>> on Dec 14th and Jan 11th
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>> cmunroe@glgmlaw.com, nbd_cna@liberal.ca, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>,
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>>
>> https://archive.org/details/BahHumbug
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>> Judge Southcott Jan 11th
>>
>> https://archive.org/details/Jan11th2015
>>
>>
>> Federal Court Rule
>>
>> 46 (1) Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council and subject
>> also to subsection (4), the rules committee may make general rules and
>> orders
>>
>> (a) for regulating the practice and procedure in the Federal Court of
>> Appeal and in the Federal Court, including, without restricting the
>> generality of the foregoing,
>>
>> (viii) rules governing the recording of proceedings in the course of a
>> hearing and the transcription of that recording,
>>
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>
>> OTTAWA, January 7, 2016
>>
>> In response to recent media reports regarding the application of Order
>> in Council PC 2015-1071, the Chief Administrator of the Courts
>> Administration Service (CAS) is releasing the following statement on
>> behalf of the Chief Justices of the Federal Court of Appeal, the
>> Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax
>> Court of Canada:
>>
>> The Chief Justices share the position conveyed today by the Chief
>> Justice of Canada. They are also encouraged by the federal
>> government’s response to their concerns about the impact of this Order
>> in Council on judicial independence and are expecting a satisfactory
>> resolution of the issue shortly.
>>
>> For further information contact:
>> Richard Tardif
>> Deputy Chief Administrator
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>> richard.tardif@cas-satj.gc.ca
>> Tel: 613-943-3458
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>> http://goc411.ca/Employees/IndexByDepartment/58
>>
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>>
>> The clerks above did not have the sand to call me back but the lawyer
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 15:24:41 -0400
Subject: Gord Brown dies after heart attack
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
rennie.marcoux@canada.ca, David.McGuinty@parl.gc.ca,
Murray.Rankin@parl.gc.ca, senatorwhite@sen.parl.gc.ca,
Clemet1@parl.gc.ca, percy.downe@sen.parl.gc.ca,
emmanuel.dubourg@parl.gc.ca, hedy.fry@parl.gc.ca,
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politic
'Incredibly decent man': Conservative MP Gord Brown dies after heart
attack in Parliament Hill office
Long-time MP was first elected in 2004 and has held eastern Ontario seat since
CBC News · Posted: May 02, 2018 11:42 AM ET | Last Updated: an hour ago
Conservative MP Gordon Brown has died after suffering a heart attack
in his Parliament Hill office this morning. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian
Press)
Longtime Conservative MP Gord Brown has died after suffering a heart
attack in his Parliament Hill office this morning.
The 57-year-old MP, who represented the eastern Ontario riding of
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, was first elected
in 2004.
He was married to Claudine and has two sons, Chance and Tristan,
according to the Conservative Party website.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer tweeted his condolences, calling for
people to pray for his wife and children as they cope with the
"terrible loss."
"Heartbroken at the passing of our dear friend Gord Brown. A sudden
and tragic loss for anyone who knew him. One of the most upbeat guys
I've known," he said on Twitter.
Paramedics were called to his office on Parliament Hill shortly before
10 a.m. and performed emergency resuscitation efforts on route to the
hospital.
Conservatives were told Brown had suffered a heart attack during their
weekly caucus meeting, which ended early after that news. MPs were
later called back into the room and told he had died, and a prayer was
said for him.
Outpouring of condolences
An outpouring of condolences and tributes flowed from MPs from all
parties on social media. NDP MP Nathan Cullen called him an
"incredibly decent man."
"For all the arguing in politics we are family. To my Conservative
friends and to Gord's family my sincere condolences," he tweeted.
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan called it sad news that "Gordie Brown" had died.
"He never let partisanship get in the way of friendship. Even on the
ice! RIP," he tweeted.
Brown's death was announced in the Ontario Legislature by
Leeds-Grenville MPP Steve Clark and a moment of silence was held in
his honour.
In Ottawa, Liberal MPs were also holding their weekly caucus meeting
Wednesday and were told of Brown's death. Liberals who were in the
room told CBC News that MPs stood one after another to pay tribute to
Brown, a testament to how well-liked he was across party lines.
Brown was active in sports, and was a Canadian kayaking champion with
the Gananoque Canoe Club. He played hockey in the winter and enjoyed
golf and kayaking in the summer.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Ontario MP Gordon Brown from
2017. (Gordbrownmp.ca/)
Before entering federal politics, Brown was a town councillor in
Gananoque, Ont. He was also president of the 1000 Islands-Gananoque
Chamber of Commerce and chair of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission.
On Parliament Hill, he served on various committees, including
heritage, public safety and security, and human resources. He chaired
a special committee that reviewed federal anti-terrorism legislation,
and served in the past as the Conservative whip in the House of
Commons.
He held a political science degree from Carleton University.
Brown's death comes almost two years after Jim Hillyer, another
Conservative MP, died of a heart attack in his Parliament Hill office.
Former federal finance minister and Conservative MP Jim Flaherty died
April 10, 2014 after suffering a massive heart attack in his Ottawa
home.
From: David Amos<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 2, 2018 at 4:31 PM
Subject: Rennie Marcoux is a Fox guarding the hen house
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos@gmail.com>
Cc: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017
News
The Prime Minister announces appointment to the Secretariat of the
National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
Ottawa, Ontario - December 7, 2017
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the following appointment:
Rennie Marcoux, currently Chief Strategic Policy and Planning Officer,
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, becomes Executive Director, Secretariat
of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of
Parliamentarians, effective December 11, 2017.
Biographical notes
Rennie Marcoux
https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017
Rennie Marcoux
Ottawa, Ontario - December 7, 2017
Education
Master of Arts, International Affairs, Carleton University
Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Université de Montréal
Professional Experience
Since January 2013
Chief Strategic Policy and Planning Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
2006 - 2013
Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Security and Intelligence, Privy
Council Office
2002 - 2006
Assistant Director, Secretariat, Canadian Security Intelligence Service
2001 - 2002
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council, Regulatory Affairs and Orders in
Council Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1998 - 2000
Privy Council Officer, Machinery of Government Secretariat, Privy Council Office
1991 - 1998
Privy Council Officer, Security and Intelligence Secretariat, Privy
Council Office
1988 - 1990
Policy Analyst, National Security Coordination Centre, Ministry of the
Solicitor General Secretariat
1983 – 1988
Analyst, Communications Security Establishment
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https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017
Prime Minister announces new National Security and Intelligence
Committee of Parliamentarians
News
Prime Minister announces new National Security and Intelligence
Committee of Parliamentarians
Ottawa, Ontario - November 6, 2017
Canadians have been clear that they want – and need – our national
security and intelligence communities to continue to be responsible
and fully respect the rights and freedoms guaranteed to all citizens.
That is why the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the
establishment of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of
Parliamentarians, a multi-party committee that includes
representatives from both the House of Commons and the Senate.
The Committee – to be chaired by David McGuinty, Member of Parliament
for Ottawa South – will have the authority to review national security
and intelligence activities carried out across the Government of
Canada. This includes activities undertaken by the Canadian Security
Intelligence Service, the Communications Security Establishment, the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canada Border Services Agency,
amongst many others. The Committee’s mandate allows an unprecedented
level of review and promotes government-wide accountability.
The Committee will provide the Prime Minister with annual reports on
its reviews – including any findings and recommendations – that will
be tabled in both Houses of Parliament and referred to the appropriate
Standing Committees. Special reports may also be issued as needed.
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“The creation of a strong, accountable, and multi-party committee
of dedicated parliamentarians will help us ensure that our national
security agencies continue to keep Canadians safe in a way that also
safeguards our values, rights, and freedoms. This independent group
will help strengthen the accountability of our national security and
intelligence work. In our system of responsible government, there is
no substitute for scrutiny by parliamentarians.”
— The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
Quick Facts
The members of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of
Parliamentarians will include:
Gordon Brown, Conservative
The Honourable Tony Clement, P.C., Conservative
The Honourable Percy E. Downe, Senate
Emmanuel Dubourg, Liberal
The Honourable Hedy Fry, P.C., Liberal
Gudie Hutchings, Liberal
The Honourable Frances Lankin, P.C., C.M., Senate
David J. McGuinty, Liberal (Chair)
Murray Rankin, NDP
Brenda Shanahan, Liberal
The Honourable Vernon White, Senate
The Committee will be supported by an independent Secretariat that
will be led by an Executive Director to be appointed in the near
future.
The Prime Minister also intends to recommend to the Governor
General the appointment of Mr. David McGuinty to the Queen’s Privy
Council for Canada.
The Committee is created under the National Security and
Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act, which received Royal
Assent on June 22, 2017.
The creation of a committee of parliamentarians to review
government departments and agencies with national security
responsibilities was also a commitment set out in the mandate letters
of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and the
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Associated Links
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons mandate letter
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness mandate letter
National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act
Amendment to the Designations of Officers and Delegations of Authority by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
This document amends the Designations of Officers and Delegations of Authority by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations Document signed on , and subsequently amended, as per the attached Schedule for the purpose of item 222.
This document comes into force on the date on which it is signed.
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The Hon. Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., K.C., M.P.
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Media advisory
Media Advisory - Ottawa, Ontario, July 12, 2022—Members of the media are invited to an announcement regarding public infrastructure with Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen’s Privy Council of Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of the City of Ottawa.
Media advisory
Caraquet, New Brunswick, July 20, 2023— Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie‒Bathurst, the Honourable Réjean Savoie, Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, and His Worship Bernard Thériault, Mayor of Caraquet.
Date:
Friday, July 21, 2023
Time:
3:00 p.m. ADT
Location:
Track and field lawn behind the Colisée Léopold-Foulem
20 du Colisée St.
Caraquet, New Brunswick E1W 1A5
Contacts
For more information (media only), please contact:
Jean-Sébastien Comeau
Press Secretary and Senior Communications Advisor
Office of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities
343-574-8116
Jean-Sebastien.Comeau@iga-aig.gc.ca
Media Relations
Infrastructure Canada
613-960-9251
Toll free: 1-877-250-7154
Email: media-medias@infc.gc.ca
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Web: Infrastructure Canada
Jean Bertin
Media Relations
Regional Development Corporation
506-478-2367
jean.bertin@gnb.ca
Julie Jacob
Clerk
Town of Caraquet
506-726-2727
julie.jacob@caraquet.ca
About
Education
- Activities and societies: Gamma Phi Beta, Liberal McGill
- courses taken toward MA
Experience
- Kelly Ouimet Public Relations Inc.Apr 2010 to Oct 2020 · 10 yrs 7 mosOttawa, Ontario, CanadaPresident
- As a small business owner, worked with clients in the private and public sectors and not-for-profit. Developed public relations and strategic communications, communications plans, speeches, writing/editing, message development, website content, reputation management, crisis communications, media trainer and family travel expert sharing how to travel/fly with children.
- Canadian Council on LearningOct 2006 to Mar 2010 · 3 yrs 6 mosOttawa, Canada AreaSenior Media Relations Specialist
- Reporting to the president, developed and implemented media relations strategy. Acted as and prepared CCL spokespeople for media interviews. Maintained relationships with national, regional and local media outlets. Increased CCL’s number of media hits (including securing feature cover story in Macleans 2 years in a row) Developed and implemented communications strategies.
- Department of Social Development · Full-timeJul 2005 to Feb 2006 · 8 mosOttawa, Canada AreaDirector of Communications, Hon.Tony Ianno
- Developed and implemented communications strategy. Crafted Minister’s speeches and strategic messaging. Oversaw departmental communications products. Responsible for parliamentary affairs, including briefing Minister for Question Period and media interviews. Maintained relationships with National Press Gallery
- Forest Products Association of CanadaJun 2002 to Jan 2005 · 2 yrs 8 mosOttawa, Canada AreaDirector, Government Relations
- Developed and implemented Government Relations strategy for FPAC. Advised President and industry leaders on political events and appearances, providing parliamentary background and government procedure briefings. Successfully developed and implemented major lobbying events on Parliament Hill. Built and maintained network of key government contacts.