Leader, in a scathing report by the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency, or NSIRA, an active Canadian Security Intelligence Service, or CSIS, operation was halted following a political order issued directly by the Prime Minister’s Office in violation of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, considering that the decision was not made by the director or the minister, as the act requires.

The result is that our agents have been put at risk, and Canada’s reputation with our allies has been seriously compromised.

Leader, how can the Liberal government possibly justify breaking the law, sabotaging an intelligence operation and endangering those who risk their lives to protect our country?

Leader, in one case, the government acted outside the law by illegally halting a CSIS operation abroad. In another, it misused a provision meant to protect classified information to silence a victim of domestic violence, preventing her from speaking out about her attacker’s military role.

Senator Gold, how can Canadians trust a government that compromises both the safety of its intelligence officers and the right of victims to be heard?