Halting spy operation placed CSIS team in unnecessary danger, watchdog report says

Halting of Spy Operation by Former PM Adviser Endangered Agents, Watchdog Says

An active overseas Canadian Security Intelligence Service operation that was abruptly stopped at the direction of an adviser to the prime minister put agents in danger, a federal watchdog says. The information was disclosed in a report from the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA) released publicly on May 29.  NSIRA conducted a review of an undisclosed CSIS operation following a referral by then-Public Safety Minister Marco M…

Trudeau Government Unlawfully Halted CSIS Foreign Operation, Endangering Officers and Damaging Canada’s Standing With Allies, Review Finds

Sam Cooper This chain of command suggests the halt originated in the Prime Minister’s Office—not from the CSIS Director or Public Safety Minister, as required under the CSIS Act. An explosive intelligence review indicates that senior political actors surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unlawfully intervened in a high-risk Canadian Security Intelligence Service operation targeting foreign threats abroad in coordination with allied nations—a…

Halting CSIS operation put team in unnecessary danger: report - National

The review agency says that unlike typical operational matters, the case involved senior political-level actors from across the federal government.

Halting spy operation placed CSIS team in unnecessary danger, watchdog report concludes

A new spy watchdog report says an overseas Canadian Security Intelligence Service operation was suddenly halted by government officials, "creating unnecessary danger for the CSIS team" and raising questions about ministerial accountability.

Halting active CSIS operation in 2022 put team at risk, watchdog says

Federal watchdog says stopping the operation ‘created unnecessary danger’ for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service team

Breaking: Trudeau Government Unlawfully Halted CSIS Foreign Operation, Endangering Officers and Damaging Canada’s Standing With Allies, Review Finds - Easton Spectator

by Sam Cooper The Bureau May 30, 2025 OTTAWA — An explosive intelligence review indicates that senior political actors surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unlawfully intervened in a high-risk Canadian Security Intelligence Service operation targeting foreign threats abroad in coordination with allied nations—a politicized act that placed Canadian operatives in immediate danger and inflicted lasting damage on the country’s international rep…