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Government Rejects Claims of Withholding Documents in Foreign Interference Probe
The Canadian federal government has rejected claims by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) that it was denied access to over 1,000 documents due to "cabinet confidence" during a review into foreign interference. The Privy Council Office (PCO) stated that the government provided all information within the scope of the NSICOP Act, which does not include cabinet confidences. The PCO disputed NSICOP's assertion, suggesting the cited documents were drafts or inter-departmental exchanges, not actual cabinet documents. This disagreement highlights ongoing tensions over the extent of information the oversight committee should access. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc emphasized that NSICOP had access to all relevant intelligence for their reports on the 2019 and 2021 elections.
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