A former officer with Canada’s spy agency says that individuals involved in the political process should have to declare they will not cooperate with a foreign power, adding that they should serve jail time if caught doing so.
“Because we’re close to treason here, literally,” said Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former chief of the Asia-Pacific Unit within the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS).
Juneau-Katsuya, who left the agency in the early 2000s, was testifying before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) on May 11, as part of its study on foreign interference.
The former officer, known for his explosive comments on the matter, said every government since Brian Mulroney’s has been compromised by agents of communist China….