The Canadian Press
OTTAWA–David Vigneault, a senior government official with experience at several federal security agencies, will be the next head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Vigneault will assume the post June 19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday.
Currently assistant secretary to the cabinet for security and intelligence, the career public servant takes over CSIS amid a sweeping review of the national security landscape.
The Liberals came to office with a promise to fix “problematic elements” of Conservative legislation that expanded security powers and endowed CSIS with new authority to actively derail terrorist plots.
Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale and his officials have consulted widely on the national security legislative framework, cybersecurity, and the oversight of intelligence agencies.
Goodale is expected to propose changes before the House of Commons rises for the summer.
