The director of Canada’s spy agency confirmed he warned the government about the need to do more to counter foreign interference, after he was recalled to testify before the inquiry into foreign interference on April 12.

“This is a line that I have used before,” Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director David Vigneault told the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference.

Mr. Vigneault was commenting on a CSIS document identified as a briefing to the prime minister which says Canada is “slower” than its allies to counter foreign interference, and that there are no legal or political consequences for those conducting such activities in Canada.

He was recalled to the inquiry after that CSIS document and two others were tabled late in the proceedings. All three documents pertain to briefings Mr. Vigneault had provided to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.