Spy Service Director Expressed 'Full Confidence' in Employees After 'Troubling' Leak

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : He said that while there had been public expressions of concern about security within CSIS, "I have full confidence in our people and our management of the information gathered in support of our mandate.
60% : In a Feb. 24 message to staff, CSIS director David Vigneault expressed continuing faith in employees' dedication and adherence to the law after a newspaper story cited secret spy service documents on foreign interference.
60% : "In order for us to gather and share classified information as necessitated by our mandate and by the CSIS Act, we must have full confidence in the measures taken to adhere to the legal obligations surrounding its security, to ensure the full protection of our techniques, sources and employees.
59% : We fulfil our mission with rigour and adherence to the law, and I stand by the security of the intelligence produced by our employees, on this subject or any other.
54% : "The source of this leak is troubling for the Canadian government and, of course, for us here at CSIS," Mr. Vigneault said in the memo, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access to Information Act.

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