The Committee asserts that strategic threat actors seek to compromise government systems in order to “sap the vitality of individual companies and of the economy.” See National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians ,“Special Report on the Government of Canada’s Framework and Activities to Defend its Systems and Networks from Cyber Attack,” Government of Canada, February 14 2022,. [...] According to National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, Australia is “at the forefront of Western nations in addressing the threat of foreign interference.” The Committee notes that “Australia has passed a suite of legislative tools to…address the threat, including the introduction of new offences in that country’s Criminal Code in relation to espionage and foreign interfere. [...] To reduce risks to security of supply, prevent dependencies with respect to critical infrastructure, and counter the problematic transfer of sensitive technologies, the Government of Canada should move forward with amendments to the national security provisions of the Investment Canada Act to more precisely target and screen out malicious foreign investments. [...] To safeguard our continued access to critical economic inputs, while strengthening the Government of Canada’s capability to act independently on the global stage, the Government of Canada should work with sectors vulnerable to economic coercion to strengthen the depth and resilience of critical supply chains. [...] To enable the earlier and more effective disruption of malign foreign influence, as well as to increase the public’s awareness of the nature, scale, and extent of foreign activities in domestic affairs, the Government of Canada should move forward with the enactment of a foreign influence transparency regime.
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Table of Contents
- Report 1
- Table of Contents 2
- Part 1 2
- Canada requires an integrated national security strategy 2
- Part 2 2
- Strategic threat actors are advancing their 2
- Part 3 2
- Economic security threats represent serious 2
- Part 4 2
- Failure to address growing threats puts 2
- Part 5 2
- The time for after-the-fact policy 2
- Part 6 2
- Canada must catch up with its closest allies 2
- Part 7 2
- Recommendations for an integrated 2
- Part 8 2
- Execution and review will be critical 2
- Part 9 2
- Canadas most innovative and successful 2
- Part 10 2
- Conclusion 2
- Key Takeaways 3
- Canada requires an integrated national security strategy 4
- Strategic threat actors are advancing their national interests at our expense 6
- Economic security threats represent serious risks of substantial harm to our society 8
- Mercantilism competing against State Inc. 9
- Weaponized trade turning a positive sum activity into a zero sum game 10
- Espionage using Canadian ingenuity against Canadians 11
- Cyberattacks disrupting the backbone of Canadian society 13
- Malign foreign influence eroding Canadians trust and confidence 15
- Co-opted academic research exploiting Canadian openness and collaboration 16
- Failure to address growing threats puts our country at risk 17
- The time for after-the-fact policy patches is over 19
- Canada must catch up with its closest allies 20
- Recommendations for an integrated national security strategy 22
- Strengthen Canadas economic security architecture 22
- Bolster Canadas economic and innovative capabilities 24
- Expand and reinvigorate Canadas international security partnerships 26
- Execution and review will be critical 28
- Canadas most innovative and successful companies are ready to do their part 29
- Conclusion 30
