I can start.
Foreign interference is one of the most important strategic threats to Canada's national security. The CSIS director has mentioned this at numerous venues. It undermines Canadian sovereignty, our national interests and specifically our values. It is a very complex threat.
It's also a national threat. It targets all levels of government, as you know, in communities all across the country. The threat activity has always been persistent in the FI space in Canada, but the scale, speed, range and impact have grown considerably as a result of globalization and technology. It encompasses a range of techniques, including human intelligence operations, state-sponsored or foreign-influenced media and sophisticated cyber-tools.
I'm sure my colleague Mr. Wilczynski can talk further to that, but it is a significant threat that we are absolutely seized with from a CSIS perspective.