Public Safety committee  As a human rights activist and being active within communities that have been targeted by transnational repression, I think it's critically important that CSIS have the ability to have a two-way conversation to pass information that is in the interests of safeguarding our safety and democracy.

Public Safety committee  Well, we don't know exactly what Russian diplomats may be up to, but it's probably no good. We know that Russia uses its diplomats to engage in intelligence operations and influence operations. We know this through the reporting of Canadian journalists who have reported how they try to pitch various disinformation stories to Canadian journalists and such.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members of the committee. I'm a journalist and civil society activist who's been researching and exposing foreign information and influence operations targeting Canada and our allies for nearly 15 years. I'm also a human rights activist. Through this work, I've had the privilege of supporting and collaborating with extraordinarily courageous champions of democracy and human rights, some of whom testified before this committee earlier this week.