One of the committees tapped by the prime minister to look into the state of foreign interference in Canada says it is still experiencing significant hurdles accessing information from various government departments.
NSICOP outlines, for example, that “several” departments have tried to cite, as examples of reasons for withholding information, circumstances that are “outside the statutory exceptions.”
“This is an important problem, because the committee is unaware of what information is being withheld, which could undermine its ability to fulfil its mandate,” it adds. NSICOP has been reviewing the state of foreign interference in Canada since the committee first came together more than five years ago, and the federal government has continuously pointed to the group as best positioned to study the issue amid mounting allegations of foreign interference in recent months, especially because the committee is meant to have access to classified information.
NSICOP’s report also lays out previous recommendations the committee has made to government across several past reviews, and provides a status update on which have been implemented. However, according to the report’s opening message from the committee chair, Liberal MP David McGuinty, as of last December, the government has not formally responded to 22 recommendations made in the committee’s last seven reviews.
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