Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thanks to Ms. Telford for being here today.
We've had lots of good testimony at our committee, including yours today, Ms. Telford. One thing in particular that I would like to quote is from CSIS director David Vigneault, who stated:
What I can say, and what we have said publicly many times over the last number of years, is that the actors who are engaged in foreign interference against Canadians do so at all levels of government—at the federal, provincial and municipal levels—and they are doing it across party lines.
I believe you made a similar comment in your opening remarks that foreign interference affects all levels of government and all political parties. Unfortunately, I think in our proceedings and throughout many months now, we've seen a highly politicized environment. It is unfortunate. We've seen some members of this committee try to use this issue to score cheap political points at the expense of our democracy, I feel.
Ms. Telford, do you think that Canadians are well served by those trying to make this into a partisan issue?