{"id":9083,"date":"2024-05-28T16:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/reviews\/our-reviews\/review-of-the-dissemination-of-intelligence-on-peoples-republic-of-china-political-foreign-interference-2018-2023-2\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:51:43","slug":"notification-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsira-ossnr.gc.ca\/en\/reviews\/find-a-review\/23-07\/notification-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of the dissemination of intelligence on People\u2019s Republic of China political foreign interference, 2018-2023: Notification Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"hero-banner-post\" style=\"background: url(\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reviews-Banner-2.jpg); background-size: cover; background-position: center; border-style: solid; border-width: 0 0 10px 0; border-color: #eeeeee; padding: 50px 0;\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-row\">\n            <div id=\"col-gm55631e\" class=\"text-center wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm55631e gutentor-single-column grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12 mrgn-tp-md mrgn-bttm-md\">\n                <div id=\"section-gm55631e\" class=\"section-gm55631e gutentor-col-wrap\">\n                    <!-- Page Title (Parent page title dynamically added) -->\n                    <h1 style=\"font-size: 2.25em; border:none;\" class=\"has-text-color has-white-color mrgn-tp-md wp-block-post-title\">\n                        Review of the dissemination of intelligence on People\u2019s Republic of China political foreign interference, 2018-2023                    <\/h1>\n\n                    <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background\">\n\n                    <!-- Dynamically Display the Page Type (e.g., Notification Letter, Report, etc.) -->\n                                            <h2 class=\"has-text-color has-white-color\" style=\"font-size: 1.5em; margin-top: 20px;\">\n                            Notification Letter                        <\/h2>\n                    \n                    <!-- Here you could add other content like buttons or additional text if needed -->\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"gma782344\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4 section-gma782344 gutentor-module gutentor-advanced-columns\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div id=\"col-gmf12785\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gmf12785 gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-3 grid-md-12 grid-12 section-sticky\"><div id=\"section-gmf12785\" class=\"section-gmf12785 gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<section id=\"a9e6f3\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m13 section-a9e6f3 gutentor-module gutentor-module-table-of-contents\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"g-toc\"><div class=\"g-toc-header\"><div class=\"g-toc-heading\"><div class=\"g-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-toc-body\" style=\"display:\"><ol class=\"g-ordered-list\" type=\"none\"><li><a href=\"#2-executive-summary\">Letter to the Prime Minister<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"col-gm17696d\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m4-col col-gm17696d gutentor-single-column  grid-lg-9 grid-md-12 grid-12 content-body\"><div id=\"section-gm17696d\" class=\"section-gm17696d gutentor-col-wrap\">\n<p class=\"mrgn-bttm-0 has-nsira-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Date of Publishing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"mrgn-bttm-lg wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-05-28T16:29:54-04:00\">May 28, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-executive-summary\">Letter to the Prime Minister<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>April 26, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.<br>Prime Minister of Canada<br>80 Wellington Street<br>Ottawa, ON K1A&nbsp;0A2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Prime Minister,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">On behalf of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA), it is my pleasure to present you with our special report on the <em>Review of the dissemination of intelligence on People\u2019s Republic of China political foreign interference, 2018-2023<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">This review was conducted under the authority of paragraphs 8(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) of the <em>National Security and Intelligence Review Agency Act <\/em>(NSIRA Act).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The review assessed the flow of information, within government, regarding political foreign interference activities carried out by the People\u2019s Republic of China between 2018 and 2023, a period covering the last two federal general elections. Consistent with its mandate and the terms of reference, NSIRA reviewed, among other things: the dissemination practices of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service; the operation of key entities established by the government to protect the integrity of Canada\u2019s elections; and the role of senior public servants, including the National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, in the dissemination of intelligence. You received a classified version of this report on March 5, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the outset of its review, while working independently from the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), NSIRA helped ensure there was no unnecessary duplication of work between the two review bodies. On March 5, 2024, NSIRA notified NSICOP, as well as the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, that NSIRA\u2019s classified report had been finalized and provided to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time, NSIRA further informed you that it was of the opinion that it was in the public interest to report on this matter and would therefore, pursuant to section 40 of the NSIRA Act, be submitting to you a special report to be tabled in Parliament. Over a period of six weeks, in accordance with paragraph 52(1)(b) of the NSIRA Act, NSIRA undertook the required consultations with the deputy heads of concerned agencies and departments to ensure that this special report does not contain information the disclosure of which would be injurious to national security, national defence, or international relations or information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, the professional secrecy of advocates and notaries, or litigation privilege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizing the importance of this topic to Canadians, NSIRA made every effort to draft the report in a manner that would be largely releasable. NSIRA sought specific explanations for the redactions that were made and is satisfied that the presented version of the report is the most thorough version that can be released. The findings and recommendations in NSIRA\u2019s classified report did not contain any injurious or privileged information. As such, the findings and recommendations of the special report are identical to those contained in the classified report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In line with obligations under the NSIRA Act, this report must be tabled in each House of Parliament within the first 15 days on which that House is sitting. NSIRA will not comment on the contents of its report until such time as this special report is tabled in Parliament, owing to parliamentary privilege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This report contains 8 recommendations. We ask that the Government indicate to NSIRA whether it agrees with these recommendations and, if so, to explain how they will be implemented. The thorough and timely consideration of NSIRA\u2019s recommendations is essential to ensuring that NSIRA\u2019s efforts with regard to the accountability of government institutions yield results. If and when available, NSIRA may publish the Government\u2019s responses to its recommendations alongside the version of this report on NSIRA\u2019s website and may include them in an Annual Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yours sincerely,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"292\" height=\"89\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/marie-sig-blackink.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7697\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Honourable Marie Deschamps, C.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chair <strong>\/\/<\/strong> National Security and Intelligence Review Agency<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3255,"parent":7679,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-nsira-subpages.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[24],"tags":[69,78,77,80,81,87,74,85],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - 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