CSIS Director Recalled to Inquiry After Trudeau Advisers Dispute Evidence

The director of Canada’s spy agency will have to testify anew at the foreign interference inquiry after advisers to the prime minister challenged the agency’s briefings and intelligence. The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference received late documents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) on April 8, which led some parties to request postponing the hearings or recalling witnesses. Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue had initially rejected the request, but she decided on April 9 that CSIS Director David Vigneault would be recalled on April 12. The decision came directly after advisers from the Prime Minister’s Office concluded their testimonies. CSIS written briefings on foreign interference destined to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were presented to the advisers but they said this information was never briefed to Mr. Trudeau....