MPs launch probe into security screening after arrest of Canadian alleged NATO spy
Canadian Members of Parliament have launched an urgent investigation into national security screening protocols following the arrest of a Canadian intern at NATO headquarters on espionage charges. The probe aims to determine how the individual obtained security clearance and if sensitive information was compromised.
Why it matters
The incident raises significant questions about the efficacy of government vetting processes for individuals working within sensitive international military alliances.
Two men walk past the NATO logo during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7. Ottawa has faced questions from experts and former senior public servants about how the intern managed to gain security clearance to work at NATO. Hussein Malla/The Associated Press
MPs agreed Monday to launch an urgent probe into Ottawa’s security screening and monitoring protocols after a Canadian intern was arrested on suspicion of espionage at NATO’s headquarters in Belgium.
The public safety and national security committee decided to launch a study into how a former public servant, now suspected by Belgian prosecutors of spying on behalf of a third country, was able to obtain access to the military alliance’s headquarters.
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