The Man Who Said Too Much: Liveblogging CSIS director Richard Fadden at Public Safety
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As noted in Orders of the Day, CSIS director Richard Fadden makes an appearance before the public safety committee later this morning, which has convened a special summer session to grill the country's chief spymaster over those now infamous comments that he made about foreign influence over certain unnamed Canadian public officials during an interview with CBC News last month.
Not surprisingly, I'll be there to liveblog what could be a fascinating extracurricular session, so check back at 11am for full coverage.
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Kady O'Malley has been covering the Hill for more than a decade (yes, really) for a variety of publications. An Ottawa girl (not quite born, but raised), she has a passion for politics that borders on the unhealthy, and has liveblogged her way through hundreds of committee meetings, press conferences, judicial inquiries, budget launches, cabinet shuffles, and even the odd constitutional crisis. Oh, and yes, her Boston Terrier really is named "BlackBerry."
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