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Lack of ‘national security culture’ in Ottawa to blame for missed intel: ex-officials

Canada’s politicians need to be more proactive to responding to foreign interference by establishing a “national security culture” within the government to recognize threats when they emerge, former intelligence and security officials say.

While they believe institutions like the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) are equipped to respond to national security issues — though underfunded — very few people outside those agencies are experienced with the issue.

There is a security culture in Ottawa, the LPC is fully cooperative with Communist China.

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