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‘A permissive environment’: four security gaps flagged by NSICOP where Ottawa has been slow to act

Former CSIS executive Dan Stanton says the government is ‘playing catch up' on foreign interference, partly because the 'subtlety' of the threat has made it too easy to ignore the issue.

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BY IAN CAMPBELL
June 14, 2024

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‘A permissive environment’: four security gaps flagged by NSICOP where Ottawa has been slow to act

Former CSIS executive Dan Stanton says the government is ‘playing catch up' on foreign interference, partly because the 'subtlety' of the threat has made it too easy to ignore the issue.

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