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Why former spies and diplomats must have freedom to speak
By Phil Gurskii August 5, 2019
Trying to stifle the voices of experienced Canadians who are critical over what China is trying to do sounds a lot like what China does to its own citizens, does it not?
The Prime Minister's Office, pictured in Ottawa. There are a lot of Canadians who served our nation well and who have valuable contributions to make to help our citizenry understand complex realities. They must have the freedom to do so without government or civil service busybodies trying to narrow what they do, writes Phil Gurski.
The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
OTTAWA—When you agree to work for an organization that deals with classified information, you’re required to sign off on documents that say you will never disclose certain data to those who do not have the requisite security clearance and a “need to know.” This agreement is a basic requirement of joining up and there is no way around it.
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