China and Russia ‘aggressively’ targeting Canadians….seeking political, economic and military advantage…

CSIS director David Vigneault, July 16, 2020.
CSIS director David Vigneault, July 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada’s intelligence chief warned Canadians on Tuesday that they are being “aggressively” targeted by hostile foreign governments seeking political, economic and military advantage.

In a rare public speech, David Vigneault singled out Russia and China, saying that Beijing was engaged in “activities that are a direct threat to our national security and sovereignty.”

“You may think to yourself, ‘I’m not a national security person. I’m a scientist, a business person, an academic and so on. I’m not interested in geopolitics,’” the Canadian Security Intelligence Service director said.

“Well, I can say with some confidence that geopolitics is interested in you.

Full Story: https://globalnews.ca/news/7629494/china-and-russia-targeting-canadians

 

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