
Despite his frustration, the leaks have persisted.

When Vigneault appeared before parliament in early March, he lamented that the leaks were “very serious” and revealed the agency’s investigative methods and possibly its sources. They have also put an uncomfortable spotlight on an organisation already grappling with allegations of a toxic work environment and deep internal rifts over its future. The allegations of Beijing’s meddling attempts have caused political turmoil and ruined at least two political careers. Period.”īut the operations of CSIS have become headline news after months of leaks of intelligence documents that suggest China has a sophisticated election interference network across Canada. Well, the first rule of CSIS has always been ‘don’t talk’. And you will know that the first rule of Fight Club is ‘don’t talk about Fight Club’. “Most of you remember the movie Fight Club.

I’m just as disappointed as you are – on both fronts,” its director, David Vigneault, said in a speech in 2018, poking fun at the service’s largely uncharismatic reputation. “I look nothing like Daniel Craig, and I did not arrive here in an Aston Martin.
