As to the situation of Richard Fadden
After an announcement in Waterloo this afternoon, the Prime Minister managed to get through a brief session with reporters without a single question about the director of our national spy agency. Nonetheless, I had previously filed a couple questions, via e-mail, with the Prime Minister’s Office:
1. "Does the Prime Minister feel that Richard Fadden has violated the CSIS Act?"
2. "Does the Prime Minister still have confidence in Richard Fadden as the director of CSIS?"
And now, some responses.
1. "That’s not a determination for our office to make."
2. "Mr. Fadden remains the Director of CSIS."
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