Reply #10: Government infiltrated by spies, CSIS boss says

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At least two provincial cabinet ministers and a number of other government officials and employees are under the control of foreign countries as part of espionage schemes, Canada’s top security official said Tuesday.

In an exclusive interview on CBC’s The National, CSIS director Richard Fadden said foreign powers are infiltrating Canadian political circles and influencing public servants, fuelling a growing concern about economic espionage in Canada.

Economic espionage, the trading, sharing or theft of federal secrets, can be considered a crime. He would not name the provinces the cabinet ministers are from.


Context and significance of the CSIS director's remarksGlobe security expert Colin Freeze elaborates on what Richard Fadden said and why
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“We’re in fact a bit worried in a couple of provinces that we have an indication there are some political figures who have developed quite an attachment to foreign countries,” he told host Peter Mansbridge.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/fadden-raises-espionage-alarm/article1614071/?cmpid=nl-news1

Well. I would now have to categorize this as whistle blowing.
Not enough resources allocated towards espionage. Past comments about China by both CSIS and Haper's party when in opposition.

Seems like we have quite a bit of smoke here.